ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176001
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 2015 |
| Time: | 14:26 |
| Type: |  Enstrom F-28F Falcon |
| Owner/operator: | US AVIATION GROUP LLC |
| Registration: | N8011Q |
| MSN: | 732 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Argyle, S of Denton Municipal (Enterprise) Airport, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Denton, TX (DTO) |
| Denton, TX (DTO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot receiving instruction, he and the flight instructor were performing the third in a series of confined area takeoffs in the helicopter. The previous two takeoffs were conducted with no anomalies observed. The pilot stated that, on the third takeoff, he performed a vertical climb to just above treetop level. As the helicopter transitioned to forward motion, it began to settle, and the flight instructor assumed the flight controls to attempt to return to the departure point. The helicopter continued to descend and subsequently impacted trees and terrain. Postaccident examination of the helicopter revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot and flight instructor's inadvertent encounter with settling with power during a confined area takeoff at an altitude that was too low for recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8011Q
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2015 03:51 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Sep-2016 09:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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