# Accident 19970327003979A: Enstrm F28C, Sacaton, AZ, March 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sacaton, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0775° N, 111.7629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacaton, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0775&lon=-111.7629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294SB-2000-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327003979A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER AT ETL ON TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATED. SKID HIT ROCK YAWED. TAIL HIT TREE. AIR FILTER DEBRIS FOULED.

## 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 LAX97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA133), Mar 27, 1997: Enstrom F-28C (N294SB), Sacaton, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the collective by not maintaining rotor rpm during takeoff from a confined area.

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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