- Date
- June 5, 1978
- Place
- Tahoe City, CA · TAHOE CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N589HEnstrom F28C
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780605014249A
- Case key
- 141686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1133 78/6/5 TAHOE CITY,CA ENSTROM F28C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 458 TIME - 1015 N589H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAVIS,CA TAHOE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TWO ACTUATOR ARMS,P/N 28-13236,THAT ALLOW TENSION ON TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N589H
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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