Enstrom F-28A N1903F

11 May 1975 · East Goshen, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 May 1975 at about 11:00 local time, a Enstrom F-28A registered N1903F, operated by Fetsko Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near East Goshen, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 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: 11 May 1975 at 11:00
Classification: Accident
Location: East Goshen, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Enstrom F-28A
Registration: N1903F
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Fetsko Aviatio
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1820

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	0	0	0	3

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

VERT DNWND TKOF IN CONFINED AREA ACFT WITHIN 60 LBS OF G/W.WIND SSW 12-18 MPH, TEMP 79 DEG F.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-1820, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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