# Accident 19870131001999A: Enstrm F28A, Martinsville, IN, January 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1987, 09:45 local time
- Place: Martinsville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4197° N, 86.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4197&lon=-86.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9257-2003-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 46 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870131001999A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A WIRE DURING LANDING PRACTICE.  STUDENT REPORTED THE SUN OBSCURED HIS VISION.

## 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 CHI87LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA072), Jan 31, 1987: Enstrom F-28A (N9257), Martinsville, IN, destroyed

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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