Enstrom F-28A N4871
8 April 1981 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 1981 at about 16:11 local time, a Enstrom F-28A registered N4871, operated by Aviation Unlim, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Knoxville, Tennessee, 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 16:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- McGhee Tyson
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-28A
- Registration
- N4871
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aviation Unlim
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Sevierville, Tn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0433
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
165 HRS EXP IN ROTORCRAFT.TAXIING DNWIND, LOST DIR CTL, T/D ON LH SKID, ROLLED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F-28A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1981 | Enstrom F-28A | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1981 | Enstrom F-28A | New London, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1981 | Enstrom F-28A | Elk Grove, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Enstrom F-28A | Parsons, Kansas, United States | Hugh Alan Rollow | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1980 | Enstrom F-28A | Lima, Pennsylvania, United States | Fetsco AVN | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1980 | Enstrom F-28A | Jupiter, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |