# Accident 19901007044219A: Enstrm F28C, Mesquite, TX, October 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1990, 14:47 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7600° N, 96.5897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7600&lon=-96.5897&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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 4 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007044219A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. ROTOR SPEED DECAYED CLEARING TREES.DUAL MAGNETO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED STILL WORKED

## 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 FTW91FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA002), Oct 7, 1990: Enstrom F28-C (N88RA), Mesquite, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INSTALLATION ERROR OF COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. FACTORS WERE THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, THE TAILWIND, THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM, AND THE INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY…

## Other reports on N88RA (1)

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

- [Accident 19890509011279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509011279A), May 9, 1989: Enstrm F28C (N88RA), Reginna, NM, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor control transitioning from forward to hover. Struck ground in a spin. Density altitude a factor.

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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