EVERGREEN, CO, USA
N552H
ENSTROM F-28C
THE PILOT SAID HE LIFTED THE HELICOPTER OFF THE GROUND BUT BEFORE TRANSLATONAL LIFT WAS ACHIEVED, HE ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT. THE PILOT MADE A CONTROLLED CRASH BETWEEN TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT TYPE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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