# Incident 19790909034929I: Enstrm F28C, Yukon, OK, September 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1979, 16:47 local time
- Place: Yukon, OK
- Airport: C E Page
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5184° N, 97.7662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yukon, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5184&lon=-97.7662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5688R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5688R) (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: 50 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/19790909034929I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED HELICOPTER LOST POWER. HE ENTERED AUTOROTATION, STRUCK GROUND DURING FLAIR WITH TAIL ROTOR.

## Other reports on N5688R (1)

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

- [Accident 20230305001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230305001809A), Mar 5, 2023: Enstrom F-28C (N5688R), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. On March 5, 2023, about 1400 Alaska standard time, an Enstrom F-28C helicopter, [privacy data omitted] sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an…

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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