# Accident 19840523018479A: Enstrm F28C, Louisville, NE, May 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1984, 17:15 local time
- Place: Louisville, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9900° N, 96.1601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9900&lon=-96.1601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51792, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51792-2013-07-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,885 total, 3,885 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523018479A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS HOVERING HELICOPTER NEAR THE GROUND WHEN ONE SKID STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING HELICOPTER TO ROLL OVER.

## 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 MKC84LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA144), May 23, 1984: Enstrom F-28C (N51792), Louisville, NE, 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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