# Incident 19810908067179I: Enstrm F28C, Shenandoah, IA, September 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1981, 15:50 local time
- Place: Shenandoah, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.7582° N, 95.3721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shenandoah, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7582&lon=-95.3721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51717-1994-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908067179I

## Narrative

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

REAR STRUTS LOW. LANDED TAIL LOW. BLADES AND TAIL SECTION WENT INTO MUD PUDDLE ALONG SIDE OF LANDING PAD.

## Other reports on N51717 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930614025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930614025209A), Jun 14, 1993: Enstrm F28C (N51717), Buckner, MO, Substantial damage. Engine thru a rod through engine case during powerline survey. Struck shed on autorotation. Engine 30 hrs over tbo.
- [Accident 19790728021059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728021059A), Jul 28, 1979: Enstrm F28C (N51717), Auburn, NE, Substantial damage. Helicopter settled into cornfield during ag training flight. Factors: low rotor RPM, hot humid day, misjudgement.

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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