# Accident 19841228068929A: Enstrm F28C, Sausalito, CA, December 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1984, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sausalito, CA
- Airport: Commodore Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8407° N, 122.5298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8407&lon=-122.5298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51755-1989-08-16) (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: 720 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841228068929A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN FOG AND IMPACTED WATER WITHIN 20 SECONDS OF LIFTOFF. PILOT WADED TO SHORE.

## 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 LAX85LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA089), Dec 28, 1984: Enstrom F-28C (N51755), Sausalito, CA, 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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