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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm F28F · Middle River, MN · April 24, 1993

Date
April 24, 1993 · 19:45 local
Place
Middle River, MN
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81HF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA147
Reported as
Enstrm F28F
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360F1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
660 total60 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power at low altitude downwind. Rotor decay. Chopped tail landing. Ignition vibrator had corroded points.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AT LOW ALTITUDE DOWNWIND. ROTOR DECAY. CHOPPED TAIL LANDING. IGNITION VIBRATOR HAD CORRODED POINTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.