ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367909
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| Date: | Sunday 1 October 1989 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom 280FX |
| Owner/operator: | James Klein |
| Registration: | N413DB |
| MSN: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 355 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-F1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Berlin, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bennington, VT (5B5) |
| Poughkeepsie, NY (POU | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER WAS CRUISING AT 1000 FT AGL, WHEN A POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE APPROACH TO LAND, HE TRIED TO STRETCH HIS GLIDE IN ORDER TO AVOID TREES, BUT RAN OUT OF SUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT SKID COLLAPSED DURING A LANDING IN A UNEVEN FIELD AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA002
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 20:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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