# Accident 19831115057649A: Enstrm F28F, Hillsboro, OR, November 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1983, 08:35 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5797° N, 122.9104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5797&lon=-122.9104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8622U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8622U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28F
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360F1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 71 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831115057649A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF.  CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION 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 SEA84LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA021), Nov 15, 1983: Enstrom F28F (N8622U), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8622U (1)

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

- [Accident 19980725017549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980725017549A), Jul 25, 1998: Enstrm F28F (N8622U), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed en route, anchoragae, AK. (-23) on July 25, 1998, at approximately 1400, Alaska daylight time, an Enstrom F28F, N8622U helicopter landed hard after…

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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