Enstrom F-28C N51727
1 October 1981 · Big Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 October 1981 at about 09:40 local time, a Enstrom F-28C registered N51727, operated by Raven Rotors, was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Lake, Alaska, 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 09:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-28C
- Registration
- N51727
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Raven Rotors
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Flat Lake, Ak → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1859
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
NONCOMMERCIAL SLING LOADING LUMBER.SPRAG CLUTCH, PN CL-40526-7, FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F-28C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1981 | Enstrom F-28C | Shaver Lake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Enstrom F-28C | Rice, Washington, United States | Rotafly, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1982 | Enstrom F-28C | Marmath, North Dakota, United States | Douglas Duffield | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1980 | Enstrom F-28C | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Merckle Contra | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1980 | Enstrom F-28C | Lebanon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F-28C | Chino, California, United States | Raymond Eagle Salvage | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |