# Accident 20070306003369A: Enstrm F28F, Monmouth, OR, March 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Monmouth, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KWQG
- Location: 44.0833° N, 123.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0833&lon=-123.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N785M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N785M-2015-05-11) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070306003369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 6, 2007 AT 11:00 AM, N785M, WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AERIAL APPLICATION AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, EXPERIENCED SPRING CAPSULE SHAFT FAILURE AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING (HARD LANDING) INTO THE FIELD BELOW THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX07LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA106), Mar 6, 2007: Enstrom F-28F (N785M), Monmouth, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main drive belt tension assembly shaft due to high cycle, low stress fatigue.

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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