# Accident 20030405011399A: Enstrm F28F, Monroe, LA, April 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2003, 11:13 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5108° N, 92.0378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5108&lon=-92.0378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86238, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030405011399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT HELICOPTER PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PRACTICING HOVERING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL AFTER HE TURNED THE HELICOPTER'S TAIL INTO THE WIND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. THIS WAS THE STUDENTS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA122), Apr 5, 2003: Enstrom F-28F (N86238), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N86238 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980514016179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980514016179A), May 14, 1998: Enstrm F28F (N86238), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Substantial damage. Made hard downwind landing. (.4)the helicopter was substantially damaged during a hard landing and subsequent roll over during a positioning flight at the…

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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