# Incident 19840730075359I: Enstrm F28A, Muncie, IN, July 30, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Muncie, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1988° N, 85.3951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muncie, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1988&lon=-85.3951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,077 total, 75 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840730075359I

## Narrative

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

LOST YAW CONTROL, AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED.

## Other reports on N13CM (2)

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

- [Accident 19940816021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940816021569A), Aug 16, 1994: Enstrm F28A (N13CM), Stewartsville, NJ, Substantial damage. Reported power loss. Autorotated to hard landing due low rotor RPM. Chopped tailboom. No engine anomalies found.
- [Accident 19870507012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870507012419A), May 7, 1987: Enstrm F28A (N13CM), Fayetteville, AR, Substantial damage. The pilot was unable to maintain rotor RPM in hover. The helicopter struck terrain on attempted run on landing.

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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