# Accident 19810517026059A: Enstrm F28A, New London, PA, May 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: New London, PA
- Airport: New London
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9608, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9608-2007-01-19) (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: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026059A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON DOWNWIND APPROACH TO HOVER LANDING. OVER-CONTROLLED, ROLLED ON SIDE, CRASHED.

## 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 NYC81FHD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD24), May 17, 1981: Enstrom F-28A (N9608), New London, PA, 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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