Enstrom F-28A N9263
27 February 1976 · Guntersville, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 February 1976 at about 19:45 local time, a Enstrom F-28A registered N9263, operated by Rush Contracti, was involved in an accident during in flight near Guntersville, Alabama, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Guntersville, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Guntersville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-28A
- Registration
- N9263
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rush Contracti
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-0322
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
PLT ILL WITH INTESTINAL VIRUS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.299 PCT.2 PAX, BOTH CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE INSTLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F-28A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1976 | Enstrom F-28A | Menominee, Michigan, United States | Enstrom Helico | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1976 | Enstrom F-28A | Lutesville, Missouri, United States | Safeway Dist C | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1976 | Enstrom F-28A | Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1976 | Enstrom F-28A | Pasadena, California, United States | City Pasadena | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1976 | Enstrom F-28A | Brigantine, New Jersey, United States | Fetsko Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1976 | Enstrom F-28A | Barnegat Light, New Jersey, United States | Suburban Aviat | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |