# Accident 19910511015749A: Enstrm F28F, Hampshire, IL, May 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hampshire, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8595° N, 87.8407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8595&lon=-87.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86214, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86214-1998-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28F
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015749A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HELICOPTER PILOT SLOWED AT LOW ALTITUDE TO LOOK AT LANDING SITE,GOT INTO SETTLING WITH POWER. HIT GROUND.

## 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 CHI91LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA154), May 11, 1991: Enstrom F28 (N86214), Hampshire, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED AN UNCOTROLLED DESCENT BY THE PILOT. REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT WAS INADEQUATE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACIDENT WAS LACK OF TOTAL…

## Other reports on N86214 (2)

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

- [Accident 19961111035009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961111035009A), Nov 11, 1996: Enstrm F28F (N86214), Gutherie, IL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Rolled over backing up on arial taxi. Rotors hit farm truck. Plane rolled inverted and crashed. No backing dual. (-23) on 11/11/96, at approximately 1130 CST,…
- [Incident 19940805033769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940805033769I), Aug 5, 1994: Enstrm F28F (N86214), Hickley, IL, Minor damage. Demo practice autorotation. Misjudged flare. Tail rotor guard struck the ground.

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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