NONE · ENSTROM F28A · 1992-06-05 · MALVERN, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC92LA100
Event ID
20001211X14960
Type
Accident
Date
1992-06-05
Location
MALVERN, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.030647, -75.50949
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
ENSTROM
Model
F28A
Registration
N296Q
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT ABRUPTLY MOVED THE CYCLIC REARWARD WHICH RESULTED IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRIKING AND SEPARATING THE TAIL BOOM. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT MUDDY FIELD.