Enstrom F28C N51764
16 April 1980 · Sacramento, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1980 at about 08:15 local time, a Enstrom F28C registered N51764, operated by Westrn Air Co, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sacramento, California, 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 08:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F28C
- Registration
- N51764
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Westrn Air Co
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0466
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
LEFT SKID COLLAPSED ON LDG.MAIN ROTORS HIT GRD.MAX GWT EXCEEDED BY APRX 226 LBS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F28C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1979 | Enstrom F28C | Oakdale, New York, United States | Metro-Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Enstrom F28C | Auburn, Nebraska, United States | TRI State Heli | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1979 | Enstrom F28C | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | County of Erie | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1981 | Enstrom F28C | Paskenta, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1981 | Enstrom F28C | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alyeska Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1978 | Enstrom F28C | Tahoe City, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |