# Incident 19780106001439I: Enstrm F28A, Enid, OK, January 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1978, 16:45 local time
- Place: Enid, OK
- Airport: Breckenridge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3956° N, 97.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enid, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3956&lon=-97.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9556, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9556-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 34 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780106001439I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM, AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND, DAMAGING SKID.

## Other reports on N9556 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820119000329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119000329I), Jan 19, 1982: Enstrm F28A (N9556), Brownsville, TX, Minor damage. Lost airspeed on takeoff. Autorotated to land. Found rotor power belts slipping.
- [Incident 19800109014559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800109014559I), Jan 9, 1980: Enstrm F28A (N9556), Enid, OK, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck ground after a power-on landing. Minor damage to tail rotor and tail rotor gear box.

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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