# Incident 19810406021999I: Enstrm F28C, Palisada, CA, April 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Palisada, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N619H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N619H-2015-04-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 15 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/19810406021999I

## Narrative

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

MOMENTARY ROTOR RPM LOSS AND TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN TREES. DAMAGED BOTH MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES FROM TREE LIMBS.

## Other reports on N619H (1)

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

- [Accident 19830908069989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908069989A), Sep 8, 1983: Enstrm F28C (N619H), Quincy, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter was hovering near in ground effect ceiling. During climb out power was lost and crash occurred.

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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