Enstrom F28C N573H
18 August 1979 · Erie, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1979 at about 16:25 local time, a Enstrom F28C registered N573H, operated by County of Erie, was involved in an accident during in flight near Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F28C
- Registration
- N573H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- County of Erie
- Operating rule
- Municipal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Erie, Pa → Millcreek, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2888
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
BELT JACK STRUT BEARING FAILURE.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F28C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 5 Jun 1978 | Enstrom F28C | Tahoe City, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1980 | Enstrom F28C | Sacramento, California, United States | Westrn Air Co | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |