ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134696
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| Date: | Saturday 10 March 2001 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28C-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicopter Resources Inc |
| Registration: | N5687H |
| MSN: | 460-2 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4217 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-E1A0 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orlando, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | 0RLANDO, FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight had climbed to about 250 to 300 feet, when the engine began to run rough and the pilot noticed smoke coming from the engine. A forced landing was made, with power, in a fairgrounds, and upon landing the passengers and pilot evacuated the helicopter. A fire started from the turbocharger exhaust, causing the aluminum shroud to burn. The pilot attempted to extinguish the fire, but ran out of fire fighting agent. The fire began again, and destroyed the helicopter before the fire department arrived. Examination of the turbocharger exhaust revealed that the exhaust stack had broken, allowing the hot exhaust (1,500 degrees C) to ignite the aluminum engine shroud.
Probable Cause: a fire due to a broken and separated turbocharger exhaust which allowed hot exhaust to ignite the engine shroud.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010315X00584&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2013 12:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 10:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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