# Accident 19880713065119A: Enstrm F28F, Haines, AK, July 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1988, 09:10 local time
- Place: Haines, AK
- Airport: Haines Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 59.1606° N, 135.8594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1606&lon=-135.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8620C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8620C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 97 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880713065119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO HOLD DOWN COLLECTIVE WITH ENGINE IDLING WHEN FRICTION LOCK WAS RELEASED. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA127), Jul 13, 1988: Enstrom F-28F (N8620C), Haines, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8620C (1)

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

- [Accident 20090801012619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090801012619A), Aug 1, 2009: Enstrm F28F (N8620C), Terrell, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 1, 2009, at 1040 central daylight time, a PA-22-135, N8602C, operated by [privacy data omitted] a private pilot, received 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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