Accident reports
Enstrom 280C Shark, G-COLL
The helicopter had been parked overnight at a private site near Douglas on the Isle of Man. The weather conditions were fine and the pilot was on a two-day tour of the Isle of Man.
After a pre-flight and checks the pilot lifted the Enstrom into a hover. He made a blind transmission radio call to the ATC to advise he was departing and then set the transponder ON. The take-off was normal but at approximately 200 feet agl the pilot noticed it “all went quiet”. Later, he recalled that the helicopter had yawed left as well. He rapidly lowered the collective and opened the throttle...
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