Accident · 1989-11-14

NTSB case BFO90LA011 · ENSTROM F-28F · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-11-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: ENSTROM F-28F (N8627J)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: BARBARA OHLIGER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BARBARA OHLIGER — None Operator Does Business As: SUNDANCE HELICOPTER

Probable cause

A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF THE STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY PULLING THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO THE IDLE CUT-OFF POSITION, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case BFO90LA011

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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