# Accident 19810428020299A: Enstrm F28C, Paskenta, CA, April 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1981, 08:00 local time
- Place: Paskenta, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8833° N, 122.5458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paskenta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8833&lon=-122.5458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51756 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 468 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428020299A

## Narrative

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

UNDERSHOT LANDING AREA. SKIDS HIT EDGE OF CLIFF. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 LAX81DVG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG28), Apr 28, 1981: Enstrom F28C (N51756), Paskenta, CA, 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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