ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72100
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Date: | Saturday 5 July 1975 |
Time: | 16:10 |
Type: | Enstrom F-28A |
Owner/operator: | D & H Helicopter Enterprises Inc |
Registration: | N4893 |
MSN: | 045 |
Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | San Francisco, California -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | San Francisco, California |
Destination airport: | San Francisco, California |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Enstrom F-28A N4893; Written off (damaged beyond repair): Manufactured in 1969, this helicopter was written off on July 5, 1975. In a climb after take off on a local sightseeing flight, a tail boom attach bolt failed, and the pilot made a forced landing on water near San Francisco, California. The helicopter subsequently rolled over but the pilot nor the two passengers were injured.
Registration N4893 only belatedly cancelled on 8 August 2012
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | OAK76FVM01 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=49852&key=0 2.
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N4893 3. Enstrom F-28A N4893 (cn 045) as seen at Hilsboro Airport, Oregon in November 1969:
http://www.aviafora.com/forums/forum/helicopter-fora/nostalgia/1282-the-enchanting-enstrom?p=1300#post1300 4.
https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Helicopters/Enstrom-2.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Jan-2010 02:49 |
Alpine Flight |
Added |
29-Aug-2010 14:52 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
25-Apr-2013 18:27 |
TB |
Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
24-Jul-2022 14:53 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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