Enstrom F-28F N86238

Summary

On 5 April 2003 at about 17:13 local time, a Enstrom F-28F registered N86238, operated by Hanger One, was involved in an accident near Monroe, Louisiana, 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.

Date

5 April 2003 at 17:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Monroe (MLU)

Coordinates

32.5108, -92.0378

Aircraft

Enstrom F-28F

Registration

N86238

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Hanger One

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monroe → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW03LA122

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The helicopter student pilot reported he was on his second helicopter solo flight and had completed several touch-and-go landings. While practicing hovering over the taxiway, with the helicopter facing into the wind, he initiated a left hovering turn. As the helicopter was turning to face downwind, it became unstable, and the pilot turned the helicopter back to facing the wind. During a second left hovering turn, and as the nose of the helicopter was 90-110 degrees from the wind, the pilot lost control of the helicopter. The right skid hit the ground, and the helicopter came to rest on its left side. The pilot had accumulated a total of 19.7 hours in helicopters.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.