Enstrom F28C-2 N5693W
19 March 1995 · San Gorgonio, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 March 1995 at about 00:30 local time, a Enstrom F28C-2 registered N5693W was involved in an accident near San Gorgonio, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Gorgonio, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9392, -116.6499
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F28C-2
- Registration
- N5693W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cabazon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX95LA139
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the pilot's selection of an inadequate terrain clearance altitude while overflying mountainous terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN A WILDERNESS AREA DURING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. THE HELICOPTER WAS FLYING UPSLOPE ABOVE A WATERFALL WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SETTLE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY OUT OF THE DOWNDRAFT, BUT THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED DESCENDING. THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH TREES AND ROLLED DOWNSLOPE. THE PILOT INDICATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE HELICOPTER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F28C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1994 | Enstrom F28C | Cabazon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1993 | Enstrom F28C | Gordon, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1992 | Enstrom F28C | Irwindale, California, United States | Thomas R. O'hara | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1999 | Enstrom F28C | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1999 | Enstrom F28C | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1991 | Enstrom F28C | Palm Springs, California, United States | Randy Testman | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1995 | Ed Bergreen KIS | San Leandro, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Spreuer COZY | Oceanside, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Cessna 182P | Susanville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1995 | Cessna 150M | Turlock, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-28-181 | Palm Springs, California, United States | Alan L. Kaplan | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-34-200 | Avalon, California, United States | Aero Club | No injuries | - |