# Accident 19800701022969A: Enstrm F28C, Lebanon, OH, July 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4256° N, 84.2132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4256&lon=-84.2132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N572H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N572H) (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 F28C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,084 total, 106 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800701022969A

## Narrative

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

HEARD LOUD BANG FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. LOST RUDDER CONTROL. MADE HARD EMERGENCY LANDING. TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX BROKE

## 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 CHI80FEG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG17), Jul 1, 1980: Enstrom F-28C (N572H), Lebanon, OH, 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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