# Accident 19961111035009A: Enstrm F28F, Gutherie, IL, November 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gutherie, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4608° N, 88.3406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4608&lon=-88.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86214, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86214-1998-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28F
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360F1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,157 total, 162 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961111035009A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED OVER BACKING UP ON ARIAL TAXI. ROTORS HIT FARM TRUCK. PLANE ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED. NO BACKING DUAL. (-23) ON 11/11/96, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 CST, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A CORNFIELD AT THE EDGE OF GUTHRIE, IL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE POINT OF LIFT-OFF AND WAS FATAL TO THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGER. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH A WIND OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. THE PILOT LIFTED OFF WITH A RIGHT REAR QUARTERING TAIL WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT CG LOADING WAS FORWARD OF THE NORMAL ENVELOPE.

## 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 CHI97FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA025), Nov 11, 1996: Enstrom F28F (N86214), Gutherie, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and not maintaining control of the helicopter during its rearward flight. A factor was the pilot's over-confidence in his personal ability.

## Other reports on N86214 (2)

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

- [Incident 19940805033769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940805033769I), Aug 5, 1994: Enstrm F28F (N86214), Hickley, IL, Minor damage. Demo practice autorotation. Misjudged flare. Tail rotor guard struck the ground.
- [Accident 19910511015749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015749A), May 11, 1991: Enstrm F28F (N86214), Hampshire, IL, Substantial damage. Student helicopter pilot slowed at low altitude to look at landing site,got into settling with power. Hit ground.

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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