# Accident 19950318004409A: Enstrm F28C, San Gorgonio, CA, March 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: San Gorgonio, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9392° N, 116.6499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9392&lon=-116.6499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5693W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5693W-1997-05-20) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,368 total, 1,008 in this make and model, 247 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950318004409A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED DOWNDRAFT AND DESCENT IN DOWNDRAFT. ADDED POWER TO NO AVAIL. FLARED. ROTORS STRUCK TREES. ROLLED DOWNSLOPE

## 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 LAX95LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA139), Mar 19, 1995: Enstrom F28C-2 (N5693W), San Gorgonio, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an inadequate terrain clearance altitude while overflying mountainous terrain.

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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