Enstrom F-28C N5687H

Summary

On 11 March 2001 at about 01:15 local time, a Enstrom F-28C registered N5687H was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, 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.

Date

11 March 2001 at 01:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

28.7667, -81.2333

Aircraft

Enstrom F-28C

Registration

N5687H

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

0RLANDO → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

MIA01LA097

Nobody was injured.

a fire due to a broken and separated turbocharger exhaust which allowed hot exhaust to ignite the engine shroud.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight had climbed to about 250 to 300 feet, when the engine began to run rough and the pilot noticed smoke coming from the engine. A forced landing was made, with power, in a fairgrounds, and upon landing the passengers and pilot evacuated the helicopter. A fire started from the turbocharger exhaust, causing the aluminum shroud to burn. The pilot attempted to extinguish the fire, but ran out of fire fighting agent. The fire began again, and destroyed the helicopter before the fire department arrived. Examination of the turbocharger exhaust revealed that the exhaust stack had broken, allowing the hot exhaust (1,500 degrees C) to ignite the aluminum engine shroud.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.