32.7153° N, 117.1573° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 11, 1982 · 10:00 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Lindbergh
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8621S
Reported as
Enstrm F28ENSTRM
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,794 total11 in this make and model227 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lifted off to hover, felt vibration, landed in turn, hit parked aircraft with tail rotor.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LIFTED OFF TO HOVER, FELT VIBRATION, LANDED IN TURN, HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH TAIL ROTOR.