- Date
- July 22, 1977
- Place
- Medford, WA · MEDFORD, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N51727Enstrom F28C
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770722020969A
- Case key
- 146213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2074 77/7/22 NR.MEDFORD,WA ENSTROM F28C CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1330 N51727 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 30, 4060 TOTAL HOURS, 55 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDFORD,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ENG QUIT DRG PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.SUSPECTED FUEL VAPORIZATION.SRVC LTR 0062 REFERS.STEEP FLARE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51727
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N51727Registration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Enstrom F-28CAirframe modelEnstrom F-28CEngine modelLycoming HIO-360 series
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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 N51727 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR12LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKalispell, MTA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ANC82DAG01Accident · No injuriesClosedBig Lake, AK