# Accident 19990612006989A: Enstrm F28A, Cincinnati, OH, June 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1999
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 39.1101° N, 84.5004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1101&lon=-84.5004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9588, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9588-2022-01-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612006989A

## Narrative

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

1973 ENSTROM F-28A HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHIFT ON TAKE-OFF AND SPUN INTO SOME ROPES AROUND THE TAKE-OFF AREA, THE ROPES CAUGHT THE LEFT SKID, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED TAIL ROTOR FAILURE, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AUTO-ROTATE THE ACFT, THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND SIDEWAYS, AND ALL THREE MAIN ROTORS STRUCK THE GROUND, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC99LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA138), Jun 12, 1999: Enstrom F-28 (N9588), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions at the time of departure, which resulted in a downwind takeoff. A factor in the accident was the change in wind direction.

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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