Enstrom F-28 N40043
11 July 1965 · Marquette Mich, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1965 at about 13:08 local time, a Enstrom F-28 registered N40043, operated by RJ Enstron COR, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Marquette Mich, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marquette Mich, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marquette Co.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-28
- Registration
- N40043
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RJ Enstron COR
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0496
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ENTIRE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE PROTOTYPE ROTORCRAFT-BLADE GRIP ATTACH SCREWS FAILED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1967 | Enstrom F-28 | Wilsonville, Oregon, United States | Sportsman Airp | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Enstrom F-28 | Santiam Jct, Oregon, United States | Sportsman Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1968 | Enstrom F-28 | Sylmar, California, United States | Pacific Airmot | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1968 | Enstrom F-28 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Midwest Airway | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1970 | Enstrom F-28 | Van Nuys, California, United States | City of Pasade | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1971 | Enstrom F-28-A | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | R J Enstrom Co | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |