- Date
- August 4, 1977
- Place
- Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N595HEnstrom F28C
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770804022949A
- Case key
- 146107
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1798 77/8/4 HONOLULU,HI ENSTROM F28C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1015 N595H PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 29, 4160 TOTAL HOURS, 304 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TAIL BOOM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N595H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Honolulu Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N595H · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA05CA030Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPanama City Bch, FLThe pilot's improper refueling of the helicopter resulting in loss of engine power do to fuel exhaustion and damage to the helicopter during the subsequent hard forced landing.NTSB LAX99LA226Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKaunakakai, HIThe pilot encountered a dust devil during the takeoff transition from a dirt and grass area resulting in a loss of vision, disorientation, and subsequent collision with trees.NTSB LAX92LA362Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIrwindale, CAThe pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare during a practice autorotation.NTSB LAX83LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChino, CAThe rated airplane plt was endorsed for local solo flts in the helicopter & was practicing autorotative landings. He stated that during a landing, he flared late & allowed the tail & tail rotor to impact the rwy.