Accident · 2004-08-23

NTSB case CHI04CA237 · Enstrom F-28A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-08-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Enstrom F-28A (N9573)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: P and N Corp Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): P & N Corporation

Probable cause

The partial loss of engine power due to the missing 1/8-27 NPT Allen plug as a result of other maintenance personnel undertorquing the plug. Additionally, the pilot improperly excecuted a run on landing. A factor was the loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

Source: NTSB case CHI04CA237

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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