Enstrom F-280 N4202S
29 July 1982 · Medora, North Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 July 1982 at about 18:27 local time, a Enstrom F-280 registered N4202S, operated by James R. Ziebart, was involved in an accident near Medora, North Dakota, United States. 5 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Medora, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Helipad
- Coordinates
- 46.9105, -103.5208
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F-280
- Registration
- N4202S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James R. Ziebart
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Medora → Medora
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82FA148
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 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
DURING FLT THE PLT NOTICED THAT ENG RPM WAS ABOUT 500 OVER ROTOR RPM. THE ACFT CRASHED DURING AN UNSUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION. THE OVERRUNNING CLUTCH LINKAGE & CLUTCH WAS FOUND IN THE DISENGAED POSITION. A SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION REQUIRES THAT THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL LEVER BE PLACED IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION & THE HELICOPTER POSITIONED IN A DESCENT SO AS TO MAINTAIN APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH FORWARD AIRSPEED & THE M/R BLADE SPEED KEPT WITHIN THE GREEN ARC ON THE TACHOMETER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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