# Incident 19780318008879I: Enstrm F28C, Honolulu, HI, March 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Ala Wai
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629H-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 55 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/19780318008879I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER MANEUVERING FOR DEPARTURE AFTER LIFTOFF. WIND QUIT, MACHINE SETTLED INTO SHALLOW WATER.

## Other reports on N629H (1)

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

- [Accident 19820426012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426012039A), Apr 26, 1982: Enstrm 280C (N629H), Granger, WY, Substantial damage. During lift off engine backfired and helicopter crashed. No malfunction of engine could be determined.

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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