Enstrom F28C N589H
5 June 1978 · Tahoe City, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 1978 at about 10:15 local time, a Enstrom F28C registered N589H was involved in an accident during in flight near Tahoe City, California, 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 10:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tahoe City, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F28C
- Registration
- N589H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Davis, Ca → Tahoe, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1133
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
TWO ACTUATOR ARMS, P/N 28-13236, THAT ALLOW TENSION ON TRANSMISSION DRIVE BELT FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1978 | Enstrom F28C | So.dennis, Massachusetts, United States | Lawrence Ready | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 May 1978 | Enstrom F28C | Wheatland, Indiana, United States | Ohio Valley CH | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1979 | Enstrom F28C | Oakdale, New York, United States | Metro-Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Enstrom F28C | Auburn, Nebraska, United States | TRI State Heli | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1977 | Enstrom F28C | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Aeromarine Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1979 | Enstrom F28C | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | County of Erie | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |