# Accident 19930424010479A: Enstrm F28F, Middle River, MN, April 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1993, 19:45 local time
- Place: Middle River, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4307° N, 96.1600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4307&lon=-96.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81HF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28F
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360F1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 60 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930424010479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI93LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA147), Apr 24, 1993: Enstrom F28F (N81HF), Middle River, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM'S MAGNETO.

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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