# Accident 19970112000329A: Enstrm F28A, Obyan, Northern Mariana Islands, January 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1997, 15:58 local time
- Place: Obyan, Northern Mariana Islands
- Airport: Saipan International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FCYA
- Aircraft: N9087, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9087-1998-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,974 total, 54 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112000329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSE. CYCLIC CONTROL ROD SEPERATED. MAIN ROTOR BLADE SEVERED TAIL DRIVE SHAFT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WATER.

## 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 LAX97FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA086), Jan 12, 1997: Enstrom F28A (N9087), Saipan Island, Sark, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, resulting from improper planning/decision; and the pilot's abrupt handling of the flight controls, while maneuvering to avoid swimmers, which resulted in…

## Other reports on N9087 (2)

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

- [Incident 19920914045499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914045499I), Sep 14, 1992: Enstrm F28A (N9087), Garapan, PS. Lost engine power on sightseeing flight. Autorotation to water. Had NR3 cylinder valve failure.
- [Accident 19880716027019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716027019A), Jul 16, 1988: Enstrm F28A (N9087), Port Isabel, TX, Substantial damage. Report rotor RPM decay on climbout. Autorotated to a hard landing on a beach. Tailboom was cut off by main rotors.

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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