ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61494
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 November 1962 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28A |
| Owner/operator: | R.J. Enstrom Corp |
| Registration: | N40042 |
| MSN: | 002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Menominee–Marinette Twin County Airport, Menominee, Michigan, -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Menominee–Marinette Twin County Airport (NMN/KNMN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Enstrom F-28A prototype N40042: Written off (destroyed) 13 November 1962 when crashed at Menominee–Marinette Twin County Airport, Menominee, Michigan. The pilot was killed
After the initial test flight program was complete, the team turned its attention to building two experimental three-place prototype pre-production F-28s. The first flew in May 1962, and even took a break from its program duties to go on display at the Helicopter Association of America Convention in Dallas, Texas, that year.
Tragedy struck the program on Nov. 13, 1962, when the first pre-production F-28A (N40042) crashed, killing test pilot Jim Terrell. He had just taken off from the Menominee airport and had reached about 300 feet (90 meters) when he experienced trouble flying the aircraft. The official accident investigation found nothing to indicate a mechanical malfunction or failure. The Enstrom company vowed to complete the type’s certification program.
Sources:
1. http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/enstrom.php
2. https://verticalmag.com/features/how-the-f-28-was-the-fulfilment-of-rudy-enstroms-long-held-dream/
3. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/4/N40043.shtm
4. http://www.aerofiles.com/enstrom-f28a.jpg [photo]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-Apr-2013 12:26 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2013 12:39 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2022 14:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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