Accident Enstrom F-28 N40043,
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Date:Sunday 11 July 1965
Time:13:08
Type:Silhouette image of generic EN28 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Enstrom F-28
Owner/operator:R.J. Enstrom Corp
Registration: N40043
MSN: 003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Marquette County Airport, Marquette, Michigan -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Marquette County Airport, Marquette, Michigan (MQT/KMQT)
Destination airport:Marquette County Airport, Marquette, Michigan (MQT/KMQT)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11-07-1965 in a forced landing at Marquette County Airport, Marquette, Michigan, after tail rotor assembly detached; Per the NTSB report "ENTIRE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE PROTOTYPE ROTORCRAFT. BLADE GRIP ATTACHMENT SCREWS FAILED"

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI66A0007
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: CHI66A0007 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=74540&key=0&queryId=772eda25-9344-46c2-98ed-811fb4871003&pgno=1&pgsize=200
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=40043
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=23344

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
25-Apr-2013 12:37 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
08-Sep-2016 16:49 Dr.John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Sep-2016 16:50 Dr.John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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