# Accident 19910411010119A: Enstrm F28A, Grand Ledge, MI, April 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1991, 21:50 local time
- Place: Grand Ledge, MI
- Airport: Abrams Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 84.7409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-84.7409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294Q-2012-09-24) (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 HIO360C1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910411010119A

## Narrative

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

WHILE AERIAL TAXIING IN FROM A NIGHT DUAL A SKID CONTACTED TERRAIN CAUSING A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. VISUAL CUES LIMITED.

## 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 CHI91LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA131), Apr 12, 1991: Enstrom F-28A (N294Q), Grand Ledge, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN ALONG WITH THE CFI'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE STUDENT'S ACTIONS. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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