# Incident 19820119000329I: Enstrm F28A, Brownsville, TX, January 19, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9017° N, 97.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9017&lon=-97.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9556, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9556-2015-05-11) (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: 5,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820119000329I

## Narrative

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

LOST AIRSPEED ON TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATED TO LAND. FOUND ROTOR POWER BELTS SLIPPING.

## Other reports on N9556 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800109014559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800109014559I), Jan 9, 1980: Enstrm F28A (N9556), Enid, OK, Minor damage. Tail rotor struck ground after a power-on landing. Minor damage to tail rotor and tail rotor gear box.
- [Incident 19780106001439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780106001439I), Jan 6, 1978: Enstrm F28A (N9556), Enid, OK, Minor damage. Pilot failed to maintain rotor RPM, aircraft struck ground, damaging skid.

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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