# Incident 19800524058669I: Enstrm F28A, Raleigh, NC, May 24, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Durham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N157Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157Q-1993-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 27 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/19800524058669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REMOVED HAND FROM CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO GROUND.

## Other reports on N157Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19930606036109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606036109I), Jun 6, 1993: Enstrm F28A (N157Q), Miami, FL. Engine lost power after liftoff.

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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