# Incident 19930716030519I: Enstrm F28C, Wrightwood, CA, July 16, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wrightwood, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3437° N, 117.6309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3437&lon=-117.6309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51778, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51778) (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 HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930716030519I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SETTLED WITH POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND.

## Other reports on N51778 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150614009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614009209A), Jun 14, 2015: Enstrom F-28C (N51778), Romeoville, IL, Substantial damage. Instructor with an airplane rated student returned from a local flight. Hovering was being taught. Student was performing pedal turns. At some point, the…

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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