# Incident 19970306007129I: Enstrm F28C, Denver, CO, March 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1997, 17:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5693M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5693M-2009-01-14) (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: 1,525 total, 20 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/19970306007129I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, TOM WIESNER, WAS GIVING HIS FATHER, PAT WIESNER, FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. INSTRUCTOR TOM WIESNER ELECTED TO LAND THE HELICOPTER IN GRASS NEAR DOVE VALLEY ROAD AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CAME IN CONTACT WITH READ DRIVE SHAFT. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND DAMAGE WAS MINOR.

## Other reports on N5693M (2)

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

- [Accident 19980214006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980214006689A), Feb 14, 1998: Enstrm F28C (N5693M), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Reported power loss. Autorotated 2 mile from bjc. No direct cause has been found. Investigated continuing. (.4)the pilot said he noticed that the low fuel…
- [Incident 19930427018579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930427018579I), Apr 27, 1993: Enstrm 280C (N5693M), New Cumberland, PA, Minor damage. Engine quit in flight. Autorated to field. Had fuel exhaustion.

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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