# Incident 19940520021889I: Enstrm F28A, Sacramento, CA, May 20, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Natomas Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6382° N, 121.5152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Natomas Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6382&lon=-121.5152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288Q-2001-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520021889I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. AUTO ROTATED TO GROUND. NR3 INTAKE VALVE STUCK OPEN AND BENT CAUSING VALVE TRAIN FAILURE.

## Other reports on N288Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19980723017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980723017639A), Jul 23, 1998: Enstrm F28A (N288Q), Pleasanton, CA, Substantial damage. (.4)The dual student performed an off-airport pinnacle landing. The CFI stated that the helicopter began to vibrate and moved sideways so he rolled on power.…

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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