# Accident 19940816021569A: Enstrm F28A, Stewartsville, NJ, August 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1994, 18:25 local time
- Place: Stewartsville, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6889° N, 75.1022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stewartsville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6889&lon=-75.1022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13CM) (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 HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 100 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940816021569A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING DUE LOW ROTOR RPM. CHOPPED TAILBOOM. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 BFO94LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA137), Aug 16, 1994: Enstrom F-28A (N13CM), Stewartsville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

## Other reports on N13CM (2)

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

- [Accident 19870507012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870507012419A), May 7, 1987: Enstrm F28A (N13CM), Fayetteville, AR, Substantial damage. The pilot was unable to maintain rotor RPM in hover. The helicopter struck terrain on attempted run on landing.
- [Incident 19840730075359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840730075359I), Jul 30, 1984: Enstrm F28A (N13CM), Muncie, IN, Minor damage. Lost yaw control, autorotated to a hard landing. Tail rotor drive shaft sheared.

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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