Plane Crash List

Enstrom F-28A N254Q

5 May 1979 · Friendswood, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 May 1979 at about 14:50 local time, a Enstrom F-28A registered N254Q, operated by Gulf Coast HEL, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Friendswood, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Friendswood, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Clover Field
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Enstrom F-28A
Registration
N254Q
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Gulf Coast HEL
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Training
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2105

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 STATED DURING AUTOROTATION LEVELED & APPLIEDSOME COLLECTIVE.ACFT HIT HARD & BOUNCED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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