Enstrom F-28C N5689M
21 July 1981 · Rice, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1981 at about 06:15 local time, a Enstrom F-28C registered N5689M, operated by Rotafly, Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rice, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rice, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-28C
- Registration
- N5689M
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rotafly, Inc
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2715
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
#1 CYL INTAKE VALVE STICKING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F-28C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1981 | Enstrom F-28C | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Raven Rotors | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1981 | Enstrom F-28C | Shaver Lake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1982 | Enstrom F-28C | Marmath, North Dakota, United States | Douglas Duffield | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1980 | Enstrom F-28C | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Merckle Contra | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1980 | Enstrom F-28C | Lebanon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F-28C | Chino, California, United States | Raymond Eagle Salvage | 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 | - |