Enstrom F28 accident near Greenville, OH
On June 7, 2022, an Enstrom F28 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Greenville, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 7, 2022
- Place
- Greenville, OH
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F28 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.048°N, 84.614°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220607105205
Official records · ERA22FA262
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 7, 2022, about 0940 eastern daylight time, an Enstrom F28F helicopter, N600TA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Greenville, Ohio. The private pilot and the passenger (a student pilot) were fatally injured. The flight was conducted as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot owned the helicopter, which was used for agricultural spraying on his family farm. The helicopter was based at a private hangar facility in Greenville. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who visited the facility after the accident, the pilot and the passenger were observed on surveillance video departing the facility at 0925. The spray equipment had been removed from the helicopter. Several witnesses saw the helicopter flying in the local area at an altitude between 500 and 1,000 ft mean sea level. About 0940, law enforcement received a 911 call that the helicopter had crashed in the driveway of the pilot’s residence, which was about 3 miles from the hangar facility. There were no eyewitnesses or video of the accident. The pilot was not in contact with air traffic control, and no flight plan had been filed. A search for air traffic control radar data revealed no radar data was captured for the flight. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) flight tracking equipment was installed on the helicopter, but no tracking data was captured for the accident flight. The helicopter was equipped with a DynaNav DynaFlight 3 navigational system; however, it was not being used during the
Probable cause
An impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
