# Accident 20010529014579A: Enstrm F28C, Elizabeth, CO, May 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2001, 18:45 local time
- Place: Elizabeth, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5508° N, 104.5056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5508&lon=-104.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83GT-2007-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010529014579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING STEEP APPROACH FROM 6700 MSL. WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADDED AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. AUTOROTATION WAS COMPLETED IN A FIELD JUST SHORT OF INTENDED LANDING POINT.  MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL.  ENGINE INSPECTION AFTER ACCIDENT REVEALED EXCESSIVELY RICH MIXTURE AT IDLE.

## 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 DEN01LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA106), May 30, 2001: Enstrom F-28C (N83GT), Elizabeth, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during approach for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

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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