Enstrom F-28C N51759
7 December 1979 · Port Mansfield, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 December 1979 at about 09:15 local time, a Enstrom F-28C registered N51759, operated by West Well Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Port Mansfield, Texas, 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 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Mansfield, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-28C
- Registration
- N51759
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- West Well Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2977
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
MANUALLY OPERATED CLUTCH(BETWEEN ENG & TRANSMISSION)FOUND IN DISENGAGED POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F-28C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1979 | Enstrom F-28C | Victoria, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1979 | Enstrom F-28C | Portage, Alaska, United States | Alyeska Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1979 | Enstrom F-28C | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Paradise Helic | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1979 | Enstrom F-28C | Schroon Lake, New York, United States | Minuteman Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1979 | Enstrom F-28C | Bridgeport, California, United States | Enterprise HEL | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1980 | Enstrom F-28C | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Merckle Contra | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |