# Incident 19980709021919I: Enstrm F28A, Danbury, TX, July 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1998, 09:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, TX
- Airport: Salaika Aviation Airstrip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.2405° N, 95.3447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALAIKA AVIATION (07TA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2405&lon=-95.3447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N287Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287Q-2016-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709021919I

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO ON SECOND APPROACH LAND FAST AND HARD. TAIL ROTOR HIT GROUND. DAMAGED DRIVE SHAFT AND TAIL BOOM.

## Other reports on N287Q (4)

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

- [Accident 20130726019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130726019429A), Jul 26, 2013: Enstrom F-28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Destroyed. On July 26, 2013 the houston flight standards district office (FSDO) was notified of a helicopter crash in Danbury, Texas. The aircraft was reported as N287Q,…
- [Incident 19940414016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940414016059I), Apr 14, 1994: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Minor damage. Student rolled throttle to idle inadvertently. Power failure, made a hard landing.
- [Accident 19900422010479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422010479A), Apr 22, 1990: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Substantial damage. Struck wires and crashed trying to land in a restricted area. Ignored owners advice to stay put on prior landing.
- [Accident 19770619017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619017149A), Jun 19, 1977: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Flovilla, GA, Substantial damage

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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