# Accident 19830520020539A: Enstrm F28C, Wise, VA, May 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wise, VA
- Airport: Lonesome Pine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9704° N, 82.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9704&lon=-82.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654H-1993-09-28) (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 HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,284 total, 34 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830520020539A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDING TO HOVER IN TAILWIND. UNABLE ARREST DESCENT. BOUNCED. MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM. SETTLING WITH POWER.

## 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 ATL83LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA191), May 20, 1983: Enstrom F-28C (N654H), Wise, VA, 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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