# Accident 19941015034939A: Enstrm F28A, Shelburne, VT, October 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1994, 16:20 local time
- Place: Shelburne, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3913° N, 73.2182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelburne, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3913&lon=-73.2182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9238, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9238) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 135 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941015034939A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN UNCONTROLLED SPIN ON LANDING APPROACH. LANDED IN TREES. HAD ENTERED LOSS OF TAILROTOR EFFECT. FAILED TO NOTE.

## 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 NYC95LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA012), Oct 15, 1994: Enstrom F-28A (N9238), Shelburne, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

## Other reports on N9238 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750119000679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750119000679A), Jan 19, 1975: Enstrm F28A (N9238), New Hope, PA, 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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