ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368958
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 1989 |
| Time: | 15:16 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F28C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N51774 |
| MSN: | 440 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Padre Island, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED LOCAL WINDS TO BE 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE HELICOPTER TO AN AREA 200 YARDS AWAY AND EXECUTED A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE FROM A HOVER. THE APPROACH TO LAND WAS ALSO DOWNWIND WITH A PEDAL TURN APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 50 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LATERALLY IN A RIGHT DIRECT CROSSWIND AND THE LEFT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED LEFT AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION. THE ADVERSE WEATHER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA079
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 1997 | N51774 | Salaika Aviation | 0 | Lake Jackson, TX | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 09:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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