# Accident 19870507012419A: Enstrm F28A, Fayetteville, AR, May 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Airport: Drake Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0703° N, 94.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0703&lon=-94.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 56 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870507012419A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM IN HOVER. THE HELICOPTER STRUCK TERRAIN ON ATTEMPTED RUN ON LANDING.

## 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 MKC87LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA102), May 7, 1987: Enstrom F-28A (N13CM), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13CM (2)

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

- [Accident 19940816021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940816021569A), Aug 16, 1994: Enstrm F28A (N13CM), Stewartsville, NJ, Substantial damage. Reported power loss. Autorotated to hard landing due low rotor RPM. Chopped tailboom. No engine anomalies found.
- [Incident 19840730075359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840730075359I), Jul 30, 1984: Enstrm F28A (N13CM), Muncie, IN, Minor damage. Lost yaw control, autorotated to a hard landing. Tail rotor drive shaft sheared.

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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