Enstrom 480 N142CC
16 September 1998 · Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 September 1998 at about 13:33 local time, a Enstrom 480 registered N142CC was involved in an accident near Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Straubel Int'l (GRB)
- Coordinates
- 44.5907, -88.1209
- Aircraft
- Enstrom 480
- Registration
- N142CC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI98LA339
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm during a practice autorotation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was practicing autorotations terminating with power. Power was applied at an altitude approximately 8 feet agl and the engine responded, but not in time to arrest the descent rate.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom 480 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2001 | Enstrom 480 | Dryden, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Enstrom 480 | Goshen, Indiana, United States | Andrew Heytow | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2005 | Enstrom 480B | Scofield, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2008 | Enstrom 480B | Marinette, Wisconsin, United States | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2009 | Enstrom 480B | Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 2017 | Enstrom 480B | Fundres, Italy | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1998 | Cessna C-336 | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1998 | Stemme S10V | Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 310R | Seymour Twp., Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 May 1998 | Waters VORTEX | Monroe, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1998 | Piper J3C-65 | New Holstein, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1998 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |