# Accident 19750518013489A: Enstrm F28A, Nevada, IA, May 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Nevada, IA
- Airport: Nevada
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 42.0181° N, 93.4693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nevada, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0181&lon=-93.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249Q-1994-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 62 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518013489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT RPRTD VIBRATION AND ERRATIC CYCLIC MOVEMENT.LOST CTL ABV T/D POINT SPUN R 180 DEG.GUSTING 27K.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N249Q (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921011041609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921011041609A), Oct 11, 1992: Enstrm F28A (N249Q), Kitts Hill, OH, Substantial damage. Struck wires while landing in a farm field. Wires 16 feet AGL hard to see. Poles hidden by trees.
- [Incident 19920302013789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920302013789I), Mar 2, 1992: Enstrm F28A (N249Q), Jackson County, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft clipped and cut electrical powerlines while attempting to land in an open field.
- [Accident 19880918044789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880918044789A), Sep 18, 1988: Enstrm F28A (N249Q), Celina, OH, Destroyed. Pedal and turn problem on liftoff. Unapproved pedal adjustment. Unable to stop turn on next liftoff. Crash landed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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