# Accident 19871025060549A: Enstrm F28C, Laconia, NH, October 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1987, 16:25 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Airport: Laconia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FTJA
- 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: N51699, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51699) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 667 total, 435 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025060549A

## Narrative

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

ON A FULL TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION, LOWERED COLLECTIVE AND ROTOR SPEED. ALLOWED BLADE TO FLEX AND SEVERED TAILBOOM.

## 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 NYC88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA018), Oct 25, 1987: Enstrom F-28C (N51699), Laconia, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51699 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030720036789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030720036789A), Jul 20, 2003: Enstrm F28C (N51699), Waverly, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) As reported by the pilot, shortly after the accident. The helicopter took off from a Waverly parking lot, giving local area rides. At approx. 200' to…
- [Incident 19830426023859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426023859I), Apr 26, 1983: Enstrm F28C (N51699), Boston, MA. Saw smoke coming from instrument console. Shut off electrical power. Found a nose landing light wire shorted.

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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