# Accident 19850309008919A: Enstrm F28A, Jacksonville, NC, March 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, NC
- Airport: Albert Ellis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4893° N, 79.1091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4893&lon=-79.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9248, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9248-1997-11-05) (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 HIO360C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,370 total, 4 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309008919A

## Narrative

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

TAIL BOOM STRUCK GROUND DURING ATTEMPTED AERIAL TAXI. PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFIED FOR SOLO FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA115), Mar 9, 1985: Enstrom F-28A (N9248), Jacksonville, NC, incident, minor 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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