# Accident 19930827031609A: Enstrm F28A, Meriden, CT, August 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1993, 16:20 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (MMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269Q-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 372 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930827031609A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. IMPACTED GROUND. BOUNCED AND MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL. WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC93LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA175), Aug 27, 1993: Enstrom F28A (N269Q), Meriden, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N269Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19880529030399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529030399I), May 29, 1988: Enstrm F28A (N269Q), Hampstead, NH, Minor damage. While hovering over lake the main rotor RPM deteriorated. Craft settled in water. Occupants escaped uninjured.
- [Accident 19760404008389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404008389A), Apr 4, 1976: Enstrm F28A (N269Q), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage

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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