Enstrom F-28A N4879
23 December 1972 · Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 December 1972 at about 15:00 local time, a Enstrom F-28A registered N4879, operated by Enstrom Helioc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marshfield
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-28A
- Registration
- N4879
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Enstrom Helioc
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3453
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
IP DEMONSTRATING AUTOROTATION.T/D ON SOFT SANDY TURF ADJ TO RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F-28A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 1972 | Enstrom F-28A | Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States | Raleigh Durham | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1972 | Enstrom F-28A | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1972 | Enstrom F-28A | Charlottsville, Virginia, United States | Enstrom Corp | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1972 | Enstrom F-28A | Laudrdale Lks, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1972 | Enstrom F-28A | Fairfax, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1973 | Enstrom F-28A | Centr Square, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |