ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359968
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1994 |
| Time: | 19:28 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28A |
| Owner/operator: | Innovative Air Helicopter Inc. |
| Registration: | N13CM |
| MSN: | 090 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1464 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-E1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stewartsville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Warren County, NJ |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT OVER ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN, THE HELICOPTER'S ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER AND THE PILOT MADE AN AUTOROTATION LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT DUE TO UNEVEN TERRAIN, HE '...MADE [THE] DECISION TO ZERO OUT AIRSPEED DURING TOUCHDOWN.' THE PILOT STATED HE LEVELED THE HELICOPTER AND '...PULLED COLLECTIVE TO CUSHION.' DURING THE LANDING A MAIN ROTOR BLADE SEPARATED THE TAIL BOOM FROM THE FUSELAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE HELICOPTER DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO94LA137
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 July 1984 | N13CM | Olympian Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Muncie, IN | |
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| 7 May 1987 | N13CM | Aerotek | 0 | Fayetteville, AR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 16:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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