# Accident 19811107072309A: Enstrm F28A, Elk Grove, CA, November 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Elk Grove, CA
- Airport: Rancho Murieta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4868° N, 121.1028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RANCHO MURIETA (RIU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4868&lon=-121.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9268-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,999 total, 414 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG04-123528) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107072309A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON APPROACH TO LAND. RPM LOST. HARD LANDING CHOPPED TAIL BOOM. MAIN ROTOR CLUTCH NOT CORRECTLY RIGGED.

## 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 LAX81FVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG04-123528), Nov 7, 1981: Enstrom F-28A (N9268), Elk Grove, 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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