# Accident 20000608008779A: Enstrm F28C, Kennewick, WA, June 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2103° N, 119.1591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2103&lon=-119.1591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80193, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80193) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608008779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS HIRED TO HOVER HIS HELI OVER CHERRY TREES TO DRY THEM OFF FROM A RECENT RAIN. IN THE PROCESS HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LOSS OF POWER. DURING SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION HE LATER CONCLUDED THAT HE HAD MANUEVERED  THE HELI INTO A DOWNWIND POSITION AND HAD APPROACHED THE HOVERING CAPABILITY OF THE HELI. HE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUEVER OUT OF THE ORCHARD BUT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING BETWEEN THE ROWS OF TREES. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE SKIDS, TAIL ROTOR & SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BOOM.

## 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 SEA00LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA103), Jun 8, 2000: Enstrom F-28C (N80193), Kennewick, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the helicopter's hovering capabilities in a downwind hover. Factors included tailwind conditions, the pilot's lack of experience in the type of operation being conducted,…

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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