# Accident 19850313009569A: Enstrm F28C, Salt Lake City, UT, March 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1985, 18:45 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Municipal Nr2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51671, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51671-2013-04-01) (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: 2,339 total, 1,684 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850313009569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, LANDED IN SOFT GROUND, TAILBOOM HIT BY MAIN ROTOR. MAGNETO POINTS CLOSED, ADJUSTED FOUR MONTHS PRIOR.

## 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 DEN85LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA094), Mar 14, 1985: Enstrom F-28L (N51671), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51671 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860118023019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118023019I), Jan 18, 1986: Enstrm F28C (N51671), Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. Engine faltered while landing causing a hard landing. Damage to both rotor systems. Unreported engine problem.

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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