Enstrom F-28F N81HF

Summary

On 21 July 1983 at about 22:15 local time, a Enstrom F-28F registered N81HF was involved in an accident near Springfield, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 July 1983 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Springfield, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Enstrom F-28F

Registration

N81HF

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA329

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PLT REPORTED HE HAD TAKEN ON A 30 LB CHEMICAL LOAD & 45 LBS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AFTER LANDING ON A NURSE TRUCK. HE TOOK OFF AGAIN. ABOUT 10 MIN LATER, AFTER SPRAYING THE LOAD, THE BOOST PUMP FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PLT TURNED INTO THE WIND & BEGAN A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. HOWEVER, BEFORE LANDING, THERE WAS A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD & THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM THERE WAS NO FUEL GAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE PLT STATED THAT FUEL WAS BEING USED FROM THE LEFT TANK FASTER THAN IT WAS CROSSING OVER FROM THE RIGHT TANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.