# Incident 19830426023859I: Enstrm F28C, Boston, MA, April 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51699, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51699) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426023859I

## Narrative

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

SAW SMOKE COMING FROM INSTRUMENT CONSOLE. SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL POWER. FOUND A NOSE LANDING LIGHT WIRE SHORTED.

## Other reports on N51699 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030720036789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720036789A), Jul 20, 2003: Enstrm F28C (N51699), Waverly, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) As reported by the pilot, shortly after the accident. The helicopter took off from a Waverly parking lot, giving local area rides. At approx. 200' to…
- [Accident 19871025060549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025060549A), Oct 25, 1987: Enstrm F28C (N51699), Laconia, NH, Substantial damage. On a full touchdown autorotation, lowered collective and rotor speed. Allowed blade to flex and severed tailboom.

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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