ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369790
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| Date: | Sunday 18 September 1988 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom F28A |
| Owner/operator: | Nye, Gerald P. |
| Registration: | N249Q |
| MSN: | 284 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 410 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING HIO-360-C1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Celina, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KCQA) |
| (KCQA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER 2 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO TAKEOFF, THE PLT/OWNER TRIED A 3RD TAKEOFF IN HIS NEWLY PURCHASED HELICOPTER. HE RPRTD THAT DURING THE FIRST 2 ATTEMPTS TO TAKEOFF, HE COULDN'T SEEM TO GET 100% OF HIS LEFT PEDAL AUTHORITY. SHORTLY AFTER THE HELICOPTER BECAME AIRBORNE ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT, IT TURNED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT, EVEN THOUGH THE PLT HAD THE LEFT PEDAL IN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED IN AN ANIMAL PEN AREA. THE PLT RPRTD THAT A NON-QUALIFIED PERSON HAD MADE A TAIL ROTOR PITCH ADJUSTMENT ON THE HELICOPTER PRIOR TO THE ACDNT FLT. THE PLT HAD ONLY 2 HRS OF FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE & MODEL OF ACFT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88LA239
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 October 1992 | N249Q | Hi'er Av. Inc. | 0 | Kitts Hill, OH | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 18:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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