# Accident 19790516016299A: Enstrm F28C, Shelbyville, KY, May 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2063° N, 85.2336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2063&lon=-85.2336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N559H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,930 total, 50 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516016299A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER MADE CRASH LANDING DURING FERRY FLIGHT WHEN TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. NO OIL IN SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 IAD79FLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ11), May 16, 1979: Enstrom F-28-C (N559H), Shelbyville, KY, substantial damage

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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