# Accident 19861011048509A: Enstrm F28A, Belmont, NH, October 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Belmont, NH
- Airport: Laconia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5730° N, 71.4178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LACONIA MUNI (LCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5730&lon=-71.4178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238Q-1989-06-08) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 175 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861011048509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING HARD, EMERGENCY LANDING. CONNECTING ROD HAD BECOME LOOSE.

## 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 NYC87DNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNC01), Oct 11, 1986: Enstrom F-28A (N238Q), Belmont, NH, 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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