Enstrom F28 N380SH
28 September 2019 · Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2019 at about 23:30 local time, a Enstrom F28 registered N380SH, operated by J&J Shop Heliair LLC., was involved in an accident near Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.9922, -76.4683
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F28
- Registration
- N380SH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 2016
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- J&J Shop Heliair LLC.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bloomsburg → Bloomsburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- ERA19LA285
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper forward airspeed and power during final approach, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was operating the helicopter out of ground effect at an airspeed below effective translational lift while approaching the helipad for landing when the nose of the helicopter began a yaw to its right, which the pilot could not arrest with the application of left pedal. The yaw rate increased, and the helicopter rotated around the main rotor mast 2.5 times as it descended into terrain and vehicles. The pilot reported and a postaccident examination confirmed that there were no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation at the time of the accident. The helicopter's slow airspeed, its operation out of ground effect, the uncommanded right yaw, and the lack of mechanical anomalies are consistent with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in the pilot's loss of control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom F28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2019 | Enstrom F28 | Riverton, Utah, United States | Dennis Goggin | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2019 | Enstrom F28 | Danbury, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2018 | Enstrom F28 | Bridgeville, Delaware, United States | J&J Shop Heliair LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2021 | Enstrom F28 | Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Enstrom F28 | Nurnberg, Germany | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Enstrom F28 | Globitsy, Russia | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2019 | Beechcraft F33 | Hatboro, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Mar 2019 | Beechcraft A100 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Nov 2019 | Luscombe 8 | Brogue, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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