# Accident 19880605018009A: Enstrm F28C, Westerly, RI, June 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3496° N, 71.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTERLY STATE (WST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3496&lon=-71.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N580H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N580H-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 450 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605018009A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETED AN AUTOROTATION DOWNWIND. TOES OF FLOATS STRUCK GROUND CAUSING MAIN ROTOR STRIKE.

## 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 NYC88LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA160), Jun 5, 1988: Enstrom F-28C (N580H), Westerly, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N580H (1)

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

- [Incident 19800713061649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713061649I), Jul 13, 1980: Enstrm F28A (N580H), Gaithersburg, VA, Minor damage. During engine run up after inspection, helicopter became airborne and struck a truck.

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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