# Accident 19780508012909A: Enstrm 280, Wheatland, IN, May 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Wheatland, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 38.6632° N, 87.3063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheatland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6632&lon=-87.3063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51684, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51684-2013-04-01) (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 280
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,014 total, 150 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEX16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508012909A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FEX16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX16), May 8, 1978: Enstrom F28C (N51684), Wheatland, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51684 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830607022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830607022289A), Jun 7, 1983: Enstrm F28C (N51684), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed. Indicates pilot unfamiliar with type. Allowed rotor RPM decay on climbout. Made hard semiautorotation landing.

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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