Enstrom F-28C N532H
2 July 1979 · Portage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1979 at about 15:30 local time, a Enstrom F-28C registered N532H, operated by Alyeska Air SE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Portage, Alaska, 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
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portage, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-28C
- Registration
- N532H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alyeska Air SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3953
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
NO 2 CONNECTING ROD CAP & BOLT FAILED.ROTOR BLADE HIT TAIL DRG FORCED LNDG ON TUNDRA.CO FLT PLN.
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 | - |
| 28 Mar 1979 | Enstrom F-28C | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Paradise Helic | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1979 | Enstrom F-28C | Port Mansfield, Texas, United States | West Well Inc. | 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 | - |