ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368045
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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1989 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F28A |
| Owner/operator: | Tma Inc. |
| Registration: | N203Q |
| MSN: | 271 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-C1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boston, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (1MA3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DRG LIFT-OFF TO A HOVER AT THE BEGINNING OF A FLT, A PASSENGER (SEATED IN THE MIDDLE SEAT OF THE HELICOPTER) INADVERTENTLY PUSHED THE CYCLIC CONTROL WITH HIS LEG. THE PLT STATED THAT THIS CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO DRIFT LEFT & REARWARD. SUBSEQUENTLY, A SKID CAUGHT ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE NEAR THE HELIPAD. SINCE THE PLT DID NOT KNOW WHAT DAMAGE MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED, HE ELECTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. AS THE HELICOPTER WAS LANDED, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE(S) STRUCK A FENCE POST.
Probable Cause: FAILUE OF PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHEN A PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY PUSHED THE CYCLIC CONTROL. THE FENCE (NEAR THE HELIPAD) WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA213
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1995 | N203Q | Private | 0 | Philadelphia, PA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 06:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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