Enstrom F280F N66JV
20 March 1998 · New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1998 at about 19:00 local time, a Enstrom F280F registered N66JV, operated by John R. Burns, was involved in an accident near New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Westmoreland County (LBE)
- Coordinates
- 40.3895, -79.4109
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F280F
- Registration
- N66JV
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John R. Burns
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Latrobe → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC98LA079
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
The helicopter started to descend from a stabilized 20-foot hover, and rotate to the right after striking a bird of unknown type. When the descent and yaw continued, the pilot entered an autorotation. The helicopter landed in the water in a level attitude, but rolled onto to its left side in approximately 4 feet of water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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