# Accident 19951006031299A: Enstrm F28C, Blue Ash, OH, October 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1995, 15:20 local time
- Place: Blue Ash, OH
- Airport: Galenstein Park Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2104° N, 84.3997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2104&lon=-84.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51786, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51786-2022-01-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951006031299A

## Narrative

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

HOVER TAXI REARWARD FROM PAD. FORGOT PARKED HELICOPTER TO REAR. STRUCK SAME. (-23) ON OCTOBER 6, 1995, AT 1530 EDT, AN ENSTROM F28-C, N51786, REGISTERED TO NEW HORIZONS HELICOPTERS, CINCINNATI, OH, COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER ENSTROM HELICOPTER WHICH WAS PARKED, WHILE MANEUVERING FOR TAKE-OFF FOR A LOCAL TRAFFIC WATCH FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PARKED HELICOPTER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND SOLE PERSON ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. THE HELICOPTER WAS DEPARTING GALENSTEIN PARK HELIPORT, OH. (22OH).

## 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 BFO96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA003), Oct 6, 1995: Enstrom F28-280C (N51786), Blue Ash, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the commercial pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during hover-taxi operations. Related factors the tailwind, the nearby obstacle, and the misjudged maneuver to avoid obstacles.

## Other reports on N51786 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930812029219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930812029219A), Aug 12, 1993: Enstrm F28C (N51786), Gallipolis, OH, Substantial damage. Attempted pinnacle takeoff from knoll. Lost rotor and engine rpms. Run on landing. Rolled. Failed reduce collective
- [Accident 19800627022859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627022859A), Jun 27, 1980: Enstrm F28C (N51786), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Engine had intermittent power failure at hover. Tail rotor hit ground prior to landing. Engine defect unknown.

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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