# Incident 19880529030399I: Enstrm F28A, Hampstead, NH, May 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hampstead, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8745° N, 71.1812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampstead, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8745&lon=-71.1812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269Q-2013-08-23) (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: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 30 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529030399I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING OVER LAKE THE MAIN ROTOR RPM DETERIORATED.  CRAFT SETTLED IN WATER. OCCUPANTS ESCAPED UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N269Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19930827031609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930827031609A), Aug 27, 1993: Enstrm F28A (N269Q), Meriden, CT, Substantial damage. Lost power on practice autorotation. Impacted ground. Bounced and main rotors chopped tail. Water in fuel system.
- [Accident 19760404008389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404008389A), Apr 4, 1976: Enstrm F28A (N269Q), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage

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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