# Incident 19930805031749I: Enstrm F28C, Fall River, MA, August 5, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1993, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fall River, MA
- Airport: Fall River Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7555° N, 71.1091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fall River Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7555&lon=-71.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191J) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 222 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805031749I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WHILE PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS MISJUDGED ALTITUDE. CAUSED TAIL ROTOR TO STRIKE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N191J (1)

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

- [Incident 19970614020339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614020339I), Jun 14, 1997: Enstrm F28C (N191J), La Porte City, IA, Minor damage. Sightseeing flight struck a power line over river. Rotors cut line. Landed on river bank. Poles hid by trees.

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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