ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361921
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 June 1993 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom 280C |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Helicopters, Inc. |
| Registration: | N51739 |
| MSN: | 1141 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4213 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-E1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glen Mills, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newark, DE |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT INITIATED AN APPROACH TO A GRASS FIELD. WHEN HE APPLIED POWER TO FLARE, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE DESCENT AND MADE A HARD LANDING. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CUT THE TAIL BOOM OFF OF THE HELICOPTER. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE HELICOPTER BY THE FAA FAILED TO FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Probable Cause: AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH IN WHICH THE FLARE WAS NOT ATTAINED, AND WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA109
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 November 2004 | N51739 | Tlc Helicopter Services Inc. | 0 | Galloo Island, New York | |
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| 17-Mar-2024 15:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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