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
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco, California |
| San Francisco, California | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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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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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