# Accident 19930617019249A: Enstrm F28C, Gordon, KY, June 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1993, 09:35 local time
- Place: Gordon, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9903° N, 83.1105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9903&lon=-83.1105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200NH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200NH-2013-02-01) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 215 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617019249A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE FLYING LOW THROUGH A VALLEY. CRASHED EXPLODED AND BURNED.

## 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 NYC93FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA115), Jun 17, 1993: Enstrom F28C (N200NH), Gordon, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE WIRE.

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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