# Accident 19870930058639A: Enstrm F28A, Mansfield, OH, September 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1987, 11:45 local time
- Place: Mansfield, OH
- Airport: Mansfield Lahm Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6597° N, 82.6095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6597&lon=-82.6095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29GC-1989-03-15) (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: 683 total, 490 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930058639A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS WHILE AERIAL TAXIING BETWEEN BUILDINGS WITH A GUSTY SURFACE WIND. ROLLED ON IMPACT.

## 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 ATL87LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA267), Sep 30, 1987: Enstrom F-28A (N29GC), Mansfield, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29GC (1)

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

- [Incident 19840620064019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840620064019I), Jun 20, 1984: Enstrm F28A (N29GC), Mansfield, OH, Minor damage. On steep climbout, decaying rotor rpm's and airspeed caused helicopter to settle with right turn.

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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