# Accident 20020610013889A: Enstrm F28C, Medicinebow, WY, June 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2002, 09:45 local time
- Place: Medicinebow, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7333° N, 106.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7333&lon=-106.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5694Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5694Z-2013-04-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020610013889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND MAKING A DOWN WIND TURN WHEN THE HELICOPTER LOST POWER. HE THEN WENT INTO AUTOROTATION AND IMPACTED THE GROUND HARD.

## 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 DEN02LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA051), Jun 10, 2002: Enstrom F-28C (N5694Z), Medicine Bow, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the unsuitable terrain encountered during the emergency autorotation, following a partial loss of engine power. Factors contributing to this accident were fuel contamination (water), the low…

## Other reports on N5694Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19940730040939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940730040939I), Jul 30, 1994: Enstrm F28C (N5694Z), Commerce City, CO. Narrative: engine lost power in cruise. Pilot executed precautionary landing. No damage or injury. Magneto failed internally. Magneto had been serviced…

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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