# Accident 19770722020969A: Enstrm F28ENSTR/, Medford, OR, July 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: Medford, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51727, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51727-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28ENSTR/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,059 total, 55 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722020969A

## Narrative

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

ENG QUIT DRG PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.SUSPECTED FUEL VAPORIZATION.SRVC LTR 0062 REFERS.STEEP FLARE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA77DYK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK20), Jul 22, 1977: Enstrom F28C (N51727), Medford, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51727 (2)

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

- [Accident 20120220001709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120220001709A), Feb 20, 2012: Enstrom F-28C (N51727), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. On February 20, 2012, about 1030 MST, an Enstrom F-28C helicopter, N51727, was substantially damaged following a loss of power and impact with terrain at the…
- [Accident 19811001064619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001064619A), Oct 1, 1981: Enstrm F28C (N51727), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Rotor drive clutch failed while lifting a sling load. Made hard autorotation landing next to load. Pn CL405267.

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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