# Incident 19850214010469I: Enstrm F28A, Boston, MA, February 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203Q-2013-11-01) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,515 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214010469I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ROLLED 90 DEGREES IN TURBULENT AIR. PILOT RIGHTED AIRCRAFT, BOTH PLEXIGLASS DOOR WINDOWS SHATTERED.

## Other reports on N203Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19950709021169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709021169I), Jul 9, 1995: Enstrm F28A (N203Q), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Took off from helipad and settled into river. Lost rotor RPM during transitional lift.
- [Accident 19890908034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908034109A), Sep 8, 1989: Enstrm F28A (N203Q), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Lift off to a hover,passenger accidently hit cyclic causing backup towards fence,tried to recover but struck fence.

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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