# Accident 20020519013559A: Enstrm F28C, Stockton, CA, May 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2002, 17:20 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8833° N, 121.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8833&lon=-121.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51716, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51716-2002-09-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020519013559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER BEING REFUELED, PILOT LIFTED ROTORCRAFT OFF FROM LANDING ZONE AND HOVERED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, NEGOTIATING A SLIGHT BACKWARDS MOVEMENT TO AVOID POWERLINES IN FRONT OF THE LANDING ZONE. ABRUPT CROSSWIND CAUSED THE ROTORCRAFT TO MOVE TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A LARGE WATER TOWER AND ROTORCRAFT PLUMMETED TO THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX02LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA169), May 20, 2002: Enstrom F-28C (N51716), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the water tower during takeoff. Also causal was the pilot's selection of a confined area for the landing and subsequent takeoff.

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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