Plane Crash List

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.

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24 Nov 1979 Enstrom F28C
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approximate position
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28 Jul 1979 Enstrom F28C
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5 Jun 1978 Enstrom F28C
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Tahoe City, California, United States
approximate position
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16 Apr 1980 Enstrom F28C
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Sacramento, California, United States
approximate position
Westrn Air Co No injuries -
7 Jul 1978 Enstrom F28C
N51667
So.dennis, Massachusetts, United States
not on the map
Lawrence Ready Serious injuries -
8 May 1978 Enstrom F28C
N51684
Wheatland, Indiana, United States
approximate position
Ohio Valley CH No injuries -

All 31 records for this type

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