# Accident 19840511017029A: Enstrm F28A, Spencer, MA, May 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1984, 10:00 local time
- Place: Spencer, MA
- Airport: Andrews Aviation
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2486° N, 71.9931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2486&lon=-71.9931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9220, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9220-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 32 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840511017029A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER WAS DAMAGED DURING A HARD TOUCHDOWN WHILE PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS. INEXPERIENCED INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 NYC84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA171), May 11, 1984: Enstrom F-28A (N9220), Spencer, MA, 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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