# Accident 19810603049129A: Enstrm F28A, Vero Beach, FL, June 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Indian River Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5989° N, 80.5024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIAN RIVER AERODROME (FL74), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5989&lon=-80.5024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291Q-2020-01-31) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,696 total, 52 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810603049129A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING HOVER. NOSED UP ON FORCED LANDING. FOUND VALVES GUMMED UP, DIRTY OIL, RUSTY CORRODED CHAMBERS.

## 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 MIA81FLD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD48), Jun 3, 1981: Enstrom F-28A (N291Q), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N291Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20010214017339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010214017339I), Feb 14, 2001: Enstrm F28A (N291Q), Koblerville, Northern Mariana Islands, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing autorotations in helicopter. During power recovery, engine hesitated when throttle was advance too fast. Hard landing caused 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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