# Accident 19900606040269A: Enstrm F28C, Camas, WA, June 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Camas, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6409° N, 122.3692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6409&lon=-122.3692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51729, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51729-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,520 total, 715 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900606040269A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF DOLLY TO POSITION OTHER SIDE OF FENCE. SPRAGUE CLUTCH BROKE DISENGAGING ENGINE TO ROTORS. CRASH LANDED.

## 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 SEA90LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA116), Jun 7, 1990: Enstrom F28C (N51729), Camas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF A SPRAG CLUTCH IN THE ROTOR-DRIVE MECHANISM, AT AN ALTITUDE AND POSITION THAT PRECLUDED OR LIMITED THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME.

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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