SERS · Enstrom F-28C · 2002-06-10 · Medicine Bow, WY, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN02LA051
Event ID
20020618X00911
Type
Accident
Date
2002-06-10
Location
Medicine Bow, WY, USA
Coordinates
41.733333, -106.199996
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Enstrom
Model
F-28C
Registration
N5694Z
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the unsuitable terrain encountered during the emergency autorotation, following a partial loss of engine power. Factors contributing to this accident were fuel contamination (water), the low altitude, the high winds, and the tailwind.