# Incident 19941113045129I: Enstrm F28C, Lincoln, CA, November 13, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1994, 15:20 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5693R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5693R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 145 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941113045129I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR FAILURE. AUTOROTATED SAFELY. BROKEN TAIL ROTOR PITCH LINK.

## Other reports on N5693R (1)

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

- [Accident 19820707026309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707026309A), Jul 7, 1982: Enstrm 280C (N5693R), Steamboat Sprin, CO, Substantial damage. Main rotors struck trees during transition from hover to forward flight. Pilot misjudged density altitude effect.

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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