# Accident 19801123074739A: Enstrm F28A, Carson, IA, November 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Carson, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2357° N, 95.4198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2357&lon=-95.4198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23HC-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 31 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801123074739A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND WHILE HOVERING IN GUSTY SURFACE WINDS.

## 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 MKC81FCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD02), Nov 23, 1980: Entrom F-28A (N23HC), Carson, IA, 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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