# Accident 19930626020669A: Enstrm F28C, Boulder, CO, June 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1993, 22:40 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0396° N, 105.3699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0396&lon=-105.3699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N625H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N625H-2017-04-04) (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: 740 total, 27 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930626020669A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SPIN DESCENDING SLOW SPEED PILOT CUT POWER. LANDED PARKING LOT. HIT VEHICLES. LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECT.

## 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 DEN93LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA070), Jun 27, 1993: Enstrom F-28C (N625H), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FAILURE BY THE PILOT FLYING TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N625H (1)

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

- [Accident 19760704020619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760704020619A), Jul 4, 1976: Enstrm F28ENSTR* (N625H), Ortonville, MN, Substantial damage. Tkof dnwnd allowed rotor RPM to deteriorate. Acft t/d sideways.

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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