# Incident 19950709021169I: Enstrm F28A, Philadelphia, PA, July 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1995, 11:48 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203Q-2013-11-01) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95IA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95IA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709021169I

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM HELIPAD AND SETTLED INTO RIVER. LOST ROTOR RPM DURING TRANSITIONAL LIFT.

## 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 NYC95IA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95IA164), Jul 9, 1995: Enstrom F-28A (N203Q), Philadelphia, PA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in a collision with the water.

## Other reports on N203Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19890908034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908034109A), Sep 8, 1989: Enstrm F28A (N203Q), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Lift off to a hover,passenger accidently hit cyclic causing backup towards fence,tried to recover but struck fence.
- [Incident 19850214010469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214010469I), Feb 14, 1985: Enstrm F28A (N203Q), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft rolled 90 degrees in turbulent air. Pilot righted aircraft, both plexiglass door windows shattered.

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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