# Accident 19830607022289A: Enstrm F28C, Mesa, AZ, June 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1983, 06:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4308° N, 111.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4308&lon=-111.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51684, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51684-2013-04-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,585 total, 2 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830607022289A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH TYPE.ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY ON CLIMBOUT.MADE HARD SEMIAUTOROTATION LANDING.

## 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 LAX83FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA266), Jun 7, 1983: Enstrom F28C (N51684), Mesa, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N51684 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780508012909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508012909A), May 8, 1978: Enstrm 280 (N51684), Wheatland, IN, 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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