# Accident 20051030032119A: Enstrm F28A, Portland, IN, October 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2005, 20:17 local time
- Place: Portland, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4508° N, 84.9900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4508&lon=-84.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266Q-2007-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 151 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051030032119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 30, 2005, AT 2017 EST A ENSTROM F-28A N266Q, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ MADE FORCED LANDING INTO A FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH WEST OF PORTLAND AIRPORT INDIANA (PLD). THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED PLD, WHERE IT HAD STOPPED FOR FUEL AND ENGINE OIL, AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE OWNERS PROPERTY IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRFIELD THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT LANDED IN AN UNHARVESTED CORNFIELD. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, ROTOR AND TAIL ASSEMBLY.

## 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 CHI06LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA021), Oct 30, 2005: Enstrom F-28A (N266Q), Portland, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate the helicopter with a known engine deficiency, the loss of engine power due to the connecting rod failure, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control…

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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