Enstrom F-28A N9259
5 August 1974 · Garden City, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1974 at about 17:10 local time, a Enstrom F-28A registered N9259, operated by Island Helicop, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Garden City, New York, 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 17:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garden City, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Island Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-28A
- Registration
- N9259
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Island Helicop
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2962
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
MAX PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF, LOST ROTOR RPM, SETTLED INTO GROUND, STRUCK FENCE, FLT FOR RR TRACK PATROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F-28A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1974 | Enstrom F-28A | Monroe, New York, United States | Fisher Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1974 | Enstrom F-28A | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | Soderstroms EA | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1974 | Enstrom F-28A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Middlesex Aero | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1974 | Enstrom F-28A | Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Electr | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1974 | Enstrom F-28A | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Garland Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1974 | Enstrom F-28A | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |