# Accident 19911002044489A: Enstrm F28C, Evergreen, CO, October 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Evergreen, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6297° N, 105.3399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6297&lon=-105.3399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N552H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N552H-2004-06-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911002044489A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED UNRECOVERABLE DOWN DRAFT BEFORE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED LANDED IN OPENING BETWEEN TREES

## 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 DEN92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA001), Oct 2, 1991: Enstrom F-28C (N552H), Evergreen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT TYPE.

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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