# Accident 19900422010479A: Enstrm F28A, Danbury, TX, April 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1990, 21:40 local time
- Place: Danbury, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2209° N, 95.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2209&lon=-95.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N287Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287Q-2016-09-14) (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 HIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,729 total, 51 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422010479A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED TRYING TO LAND IN A RESTRICTED AREA. IGNORED OWNERS ADVICE TO STAY PUT ON PRIOR LANDING.

## 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 FTW90LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA099), Apr 22, 1990: Enstrom F-28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID WIRES DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF AN APPROACH TO A CONFINED AREA. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE OPERATOR'S…

## Other reports on N287Q (4)

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

- [Accident 20130726019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130726019429A), Jul 26, 2013: Enstrom F-28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Destroyed. On July 26, 2013 the houston flight standards district office (FSDO) was notified of a helicopter crash in Danbury, Texas. The aircraft was reported as N287Q,…
- [Incident 19980709021919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709021919I), Jul 9, 1998: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Minor damage. First solo on second approach land fast and hard. Tail rotor hit ground. Damaged drive shaft and tail boom.
- [Incident 19940414016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940414016059I), Apr 14, 1994: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Minor damage. Student rolled throttle to idle inadvertently. Power failure, made a hard landing.
- [Accident 19770619017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619017149A), Jun 19, 1977: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Flovilla, GA, 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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