# Accident 19890509011279A: Enstrm F28C, Reginna, NM, May 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Reginna, NM
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1801° N, 106.9503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1801&lon=-106.9503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88RA-1993-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509011279A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL TRANSITIONING FROM FORWARD TO HOVER. STRUCK GROUND IN A SPIN. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 DEN89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA118), May 9, 1989: Enstrom F-28C (N88RA), Regina, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND DISREGARD OF THE HELICOPTERS PERFORMANCE DATA. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS WHICH EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N88RA (1)

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

- [Accident 19901007044219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007044219A), Oct 7, 1990: Enstrm F28C (N88RA), Mesquite, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost power on sightseeing flight. Rotor speed decayed clearing trees. Dual magneto improperly installed still worked

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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