# Accident 19901128002069A: Enstrm F28C, Easton, PA, November 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1990, 09:45 local time
- Place: Easton, PA
- Airport: Easton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6802° N, 75.2195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6802&lon=-75.2195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4953X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 107 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901128002069A

## Narrative

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

LOST LATERAL CONTROL. CUT POWER AUTOROTATED AND ROLLED OVER ON FLARE. CABINMOUNT BRACKET FAILED. BELL CRANK ROTATED

## 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 NYC91LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA040), Nov 28, 1990: Enstrom F-28C (N4953X), Easton, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE LEFT SIDE CABIN MOUNT BRACKET WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF LATERAL CYCLIC CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INCOMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER FOLLOWING…

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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