# Incident 19950928030569I: Enstrm F28C, Horseheads, NY, September 28, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Horseheads, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1686° N, 76.8297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horseheads, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1686&lon=-76.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5688N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5688N-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030569I

## Narrative

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

DROPPED ABRUPTLY TO GROUND JUST AFTER LIFTOFF. PILOT TO BE REEXAMINED.

## Other reports on N5688N (2)

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

- [Accident 20150313002269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150313002269A), Mar 13, 2015: Enstrom F-28C (N5688N), Shelby, MT, Substantial damage. On March 13, 2015 at 1800 MST, a Enstrom F-28C impacted the ground 10 miles south of Shelby Montana behind a farmers house while hovering. Visual meteorlogical…
- [Accident 19820731033829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731033829A), Jul 31, 1982: Enstrm F28C (N5688N), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Allowed tail rotor to strike ground during a spray run. Impact broke tail rotor drive shaft.

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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