# Accident 19870625046089A: Enstrm F28A, New York, NY, June 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1987, 14:15 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Port Authority West 30th St
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DAEA
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149Q-1988-07-18) (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 HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 350 in this make and model, 271 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870625046089A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH POWER DURING A LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A RIVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N149Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19841206067589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841206067589I), Dec 6, 1984: Enstrm F28A (N149Q), New York, NY. Precautionary landing after engine started vibrating.

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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