# Accident 19890908034109A: Enstrm F28A, Boston, MA, September 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1989, 15:15 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Boston Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203Q-2013-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908034109A

## Narrative

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

LIFT OFF TO A HOVER,PASSENGER ACCIDENTLY HIT CYCLIC CAUSING BACKUP TOWARDS FENCE,TRIED TO RECOVER BUT STRUCK FENCE.

## 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 NYC89LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA213), Sep 8, 1989: Enstrom F28A (N203Q), Boston, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILUE OF PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHEN A PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY PUSHED THE CYCLIC CONTROL. THE FENCE (NEAR THE HELIPAD) WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N203Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19950709021169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709021169I), Jul 9, 1995: Enstrm F28A (N203Q), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Took off from helipad and settled into river. Lost rotor RPM during transitional lift.
- [Incident 19850214010469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214010469I), Feb 14, 1985: Enstrm F28A (N203Q), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft rolled 90 degrees in turbulent air. Pilot righted aircraft, both plexiglass door windows shattered.

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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