ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381910
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 May 1983 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom 280C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N51763 |
| MSN: | 1153 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1148 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-E1BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goshen, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Visalia, CA (KVIS) |
| Dos Palos, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER TAKING OFF, THE PLT NOTICED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE TAIL ROTOR. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. HE REPORTED THAT DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING, HE HAD INSUFFICIENT COLLECTIVE TO FLARE PROPERLY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM, AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR AFT DRIVE COUPLING, PN 28-13609, HAD FAILED. ALL OF THE INTERNAL GEAR TEETH ON THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE COUPLING WERE STRIPPED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF INADEQUATE LUBRICATION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA248
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 July 1996 | N51763 | Denver Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Castle Rock, CO | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 08:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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