# Incident 19810815064349I: Enstrm F28A, Columbus, OH, August 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1981, 20:37 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9555, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9555-2022-01-08) (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 HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,507 total, 507 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815064349I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CRUISE. MADE AUTORATATION LANDING. FOUND #2 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED.

## Other reports on N9555 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930627020689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627020689A), Jun 27, 1993: Enstrm F28A (N9555), Ironton, OH, Substantial damage. Reported engine miss. Tail rotor struck trees on reported precautionary landing. No anomalies found.

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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