# Incident 19970614020339I: Enstrm F28C, La Porte City, IA, June 14, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: La Porte City, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3138° N, 92.1909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3138&lon=-92.1909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191J) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614020339I

## Narrative

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

SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT STRUCK A POWER LINE OVER RIVER. ROTORS CUT LINE. LANDED ON RIVER BANK. POLES HID BY TREES.

## Other reports on N191J (1)

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

- [Incident 19930805031749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805031749I), Aug 5, 1993: Enstrm F28C (N191J), Fall River, MA, Minor damage. Pilot while practicing autorotations misjudged altitude. Caused tail rotor to strike runway.

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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