# Accident 19830714035459A: Enstrm F28C, Brandywine, MD, July 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1983, 14:15 local time
- Place: Brandywine, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6899° N, 76.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6899&lon=-76.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N582H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N582H-1999-03-12) (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: 2,037 total, 37 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714035459A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION UNCOUNTROLLABLE ROTATION. STRUCK TREES. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE COUPLING BROKE DUE LACK OF LUBE. AD ISSUED.

## 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 ATL83LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA275), Jul 14, 1983: Enstrom F28C (N582H), Brandywine, MD, 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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