ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361789
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Date: | Sunday 27 June 1993 |
Time: | 14:00 LT |
Type: | Enstrom F-28A |
Owner/operator: | Hier Aviation, Inc. |
Registration: | N9555 |
MSN: | 062 |
Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ironton, OH -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Lawrence, OH (KHTW) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE CRUISING IN THE HELICOPTER AT ABOUT 1000 FEET ABOVE THE TERRAIN, WHEN, ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, 'THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS, CAUSING [A] VIOLENT YAW. [I] IMMEDIATELY WRAPPED THE THROTTLE OFF AND LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE.' THE PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION INTO A YARD NEAR A HOUSE. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A TREE DURING THIS MANEUVER. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES, AND THE ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY RUN AT A TEST FACILITY.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC93LA128 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA128
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