ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231354
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 December 2019 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28F Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N65RS |
| MSN: | 766 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bluffdale, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Riverton, UT |
| Riverton, UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The noncertificated pilot, who hadn't flown 'in years,' flew the helicopter to relocate it to another part of his property. The helicopter, which was not registered, and did not have an airworthiness certificate, had been stored outside and had not been maintained during the past 4 years. During the approach to land, the left-side tail rotor control cable was struck by the tail rotor, likely due to the prolonged lack of maintenance, which resulted in a loss of control. The pilot subsequently lowered the collective to land, and the main rotor blades struck a tree in the descent, and the helicopter landed hard.
Probable Cause: The noncertificated pilot's decision to operate a deregistered helicopter, which resulted in a component failure and subsequent loss of control and hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of recent maintenance on the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20TA039
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=65RS
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2019 15:00 | jrholmstead | Added |
| 12-Dec-2019 15:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Dec-2019 15:12 | jrholmstead | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2019 18:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2019 13:16 | wilda | Updated [Cn] |
| 21-Aug-2022 19:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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