# Accident 20051011027549A: Enstrm F28C, Smoketown, PA, October 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2005, 14:45 local time
- Place: Smoketown, PA
- Airport: Smoketown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0411° N, 76.2014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0411&lon=-76.2014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51772, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51772-2013-08-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051011027549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SOLO STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING 360 DEGREE HOVERING TURNS DID NOT CONTROL THE HELICOPTER DIRECTION WITH ANTI-TORQUE PEDALS.

## 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 NYC06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA008), Oct 11, 2005: Enstrom F-28C (N51772), Smoketown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while performing pedal turns at a hover, resulting in a collision with terrain.

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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