# Accident 19941008035619A: Enstrm F28C, La Verne, CA, October 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1994, 07:35 local time
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1496° N, 117.7595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1496&lon=-117.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5697D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5697D-2001-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 847 total, 827 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941008035619A

## Narrative

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

DUAL ON PINNICLE LANDINGS. WIND SHIFTED. ENIFRED SETTLING WITH POWER REGIME. MADE HARD LANDING.

## 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 LAX95LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA017), Oct 8, 1994: Enstrom F-28C (N5697D), La Verne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: an inadvertant entry into a settling with power condition and the flight instructor's inability to correct the situation due to an inadequate altitude above ground.

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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