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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28F · Boca Raton, FL · August 6, 1988

Date
August 6, 1988 · 15:10 local
Place
Boca Raton, FL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N280MW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA247
Reported as
Enstrm F28F
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360F1AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total500 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Report power loss. Autorotated into shallow water offshore. No defects found. May have been throttle creep.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT POWER LOSS. AUTOROTATED INTO SHALLOW WATER OFFSHORE. NO DEFECTS FOUND. MAY HAVE BEEN THROTTLE CREEP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.