# Incident 20000420020309I: Enstrm F28A, Norwood, MA, April 20, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2000, 21:40 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46MU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46MU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000420020309I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LANDED AND WAS HOVERING 2 FEET OFF THE GROUND ABOVE HELICOPTER (HELIPORT). ENGINE AREA CAUGHT ON FIRE.  PILOT LANDED A/C AND TRIED TO EXTINGUISH FLAME.

## Other reports on N46MU (1)

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

- [Accident 20210728012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210728012049A), Jul 28, 2021: Enstrom F-28A (N46MU), Mountian Home, ID, Substantial damage. On July 28 pilot[privacy data omitted] determined the helicopter needed fuel. He was unsure about the fuel quantity so he put in 2-3 gallons of fuel. While…

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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