# Accident 19790728021059A: Enstrm F28C, Auburn, NE, July 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1979, 12:45 local time
- Place: Auburn, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.3894° N, 95.8436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3894&lon=-95.8436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51717-1994-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,950 total, 653 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728021059A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER SETTLED INTO CORNFIELD DURING AG TRAINING FLIGHT. FACTORS: LOW ROTOR RPM, HOT HUMID DAY, MISJUDGEMENT.

## 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 MKC79DCJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ30), Jul 28, 1979: Enstrom F28C (N51717), Auburn, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51717 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930614025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930614025209A), Jun 14, 1993: Enstrm F28C (N51717), Buckner, MO, Substantial damage. Engine thru a rod through engine case during powerline survey. Struck shed on autorotation. Engine 30 hrs over tbo.
- [Incident 19810908067179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908067179I), Sep 8, 1981: Enstrm F28C (N51717), Shenandoah, IA, Minor damage. Rear struts low. Landed tail low. Blades and tail section went into mud puddle along side of landing pad.

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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