ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366239
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| Date: | Thursday 6 September 1990 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F28F |
| Owner/operator: | Walker Evans Enterprises |
| Registration: | N8620A |
| MSN: | 711 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beatty, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS LANDED ON A SHALE KNOLL WHILE SURVEYING AN OFF THE ROAD MOTOR VEHICLE RACE COURSE. WHEN THE ENGINE AND ROTOR BLADES WERE REDUCED TO GROUND IDLE RPM THE HELICOPTER SLID OFF THE KNOLL AND ROLLED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND. LOOSE SHALE ROCK AND SLOPING DOWNHILL TERRAIN WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA335
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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