Enstrom F28 N86238
14 May 1998 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1998 at about 20:35 local time, a Enstrom F28 registered N86238, operated by Oliver's Helicopters, was involved in an accident near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. One person was 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 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Chicago-Dupage (DPA)
- Coordinates
- 41.8795, -88.2198
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F28
- Registration
- N86238
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Oliver's Helicopters
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI98LA166
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot attempting a tailwind landing and improper compensation for the wind resulting in too high of a sink rate and the hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter was substantially damaged during a hard landing and subsequent roll over during a positioning flight at the DuPage Airport. The solo student was practicing touch-and-goes on runway 19L when he asked for clearance to a Fixed Base Operator near runway 33. Reported weather, taken after the accident, recorded the winds from 140 at 9 knots. The pilot stated 'As I started to land, I know I had gotten myself in a bad situation when I realized my rate of descent was just over 500 FPM with slow forward airspeed.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1995 | Enstrom F28-280C | Blue Ash, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1992 | Enstrom F28 | Lakewood, Colorado, United States | Gavit, Steven E. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 May 1991 | Enstrom F28 | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | Asteroid Helicopter Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1990 | Enstrom F28-C | Mesquite, Texas, United States | DR. Donald Gillum | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Enstrom F28 | Mont Laurier, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 2012 | Enstrom F28 | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | Michael W. Lattin | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1998 | Brantly B2B | Salem, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Cessna 310L | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1998 | Grumman G164 | Somonauk, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-28-140 | East St. Louis, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1998 | Cessna 172P | Grays Lake, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1998 | Cessna T310R | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |