Accident · 2015-05-06
What the record says
- Event date
- 2015-05-06
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- ENSTROM F-28F (N8011Q)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- US AVIATION GROUP LLC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- US AVIATION GROUP LLC
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.
Source: NTSB case CEN15LA224Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student pilot pilot flying | Private | Helicopter | 23 | None | — |
| Flight instructor pilot flying | — | — | 25 | — | — |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.