40.7944° N, 73.0700° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Holbrook, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 18, 1986 · 07:45 local
Place
Holbrook, NY
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9237
Reported as
Enstrm F28A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,420 total150 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Fuel flow oscillation, engine vibration and oil pressure drop at cruise. Uneventful landing. Suspect water in fuel.
As the FAA filed it
FUEL FLOW OSCILLATION, ENGINE VIBRATION AND OIL PRESSURE DROP AT CRUISE. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. SUSPECT WATER IN FUEL.