# Accident 19820516019399A: Enstrm F28C, Marmarth, ND, May 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Marmarth, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3012° N, 103.9346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marmarth, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3012&lon=-103.9346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8617J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8617J-1989-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516019399A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT LOW ALTITUDE. CRASHED ON AUTOROTATION LANDING. VALVES FAILED DUE TO PRESENT AND PRIOR OVERSPEED.

## 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 DEN82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA089), May 17, 1982: Enstrom F-28C (N8617J), Marmath, ND, 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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