- Date
- August 24, 1983, 19:00 local (Aug 25, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- N. Hailey, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N999TPEnstrom 280C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830824045679A
- Case key
- 39766
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during takeoff from a county road (elevation 5500 ft), he allowed the RPM to drop 'below green.' Reportedly, he had a choice of either setting the helicopter down on the road or flying down a slope to gain airspeed. He elected to land on the road. However, the rotor RPM had slowed to the point that the helicopter touched down hard & the rotor blades struck the tail boom. The density altitude was aprx 8000 ft. no mechanical engine malfunctions were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N999TP
- Reported as
- Enstrom 280C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1040
- Airframe hours
- 810
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne Eskridge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 87 in this make and model · 45 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BXI, 68 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.