# Accident 19880716027019A: Enstrm F28A, Port Isabel, TX, July 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1988, 16:15 local time
- Place: Port Isabel, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0694° N, 97.2195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0694&lon=-97.2195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9087, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9087-1998-03-16) (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: 1,095 total, 33 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716027019A

## Narrative

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

REPORT ROTOR RPM DECAY ON CLIMBOUT.AUTOROTATED TO A HARD LANDING ON A BEACH. TAILBOOM WAS CUT OFF BY MAIN ROTORS.

## 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 FTW88DRG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG11), Jul 16, 1988: Enstrom F28A (N9087), Port Isabel, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9087 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970112000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112000329A), Jan 12, 1997: Enstrm F28A (N9087), Obyan, Northern Mariana Islands, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine power lose. Cyclic control rod seperated. Main rotor blade severed tail drive shaft. Aircraft impacted water.
- [Incident 19920914045499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914045499I), Sep 14, 1992: Enstrm F28A (N9087), Garapan, PS. Lost engine power on sightseeing flight. Autorotation to water. Had NR3 cylinder valve failure.

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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