# Accident 20080723843349A: Enstrm F28F, Amberg, WI, July 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Amberg, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4839° N, 87.9769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4839&lon=-87.9769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8626E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8626E-2023-04-04) (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: 2,600 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080723843349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 23, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CDLT THE PILOT OF THIS ENSTROM HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A TRANSIENT YAW TO THE LEFT IN CRUISE FLIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 AGL. THE PILOT INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. WHEN THE STABILITY ANOMOLY DID NOT REOCCUR, THE PILOT SETTLED TO A TREETOP HOVER OUT OF THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DESCENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL IN THE TREETOP HOVER AND ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A FLIGHT TAKEOFF FROM THE HOVER. AS THE PILOT ADDED POWER FOR THE FLIGHT TAKEOFF THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, STRUCK TREES, HIT THE GROUND HARD, THE ROTOR BLADES DISASSEMBLED AND DISTRIBUTED THE AFT PORTIONS OF THE HELICOPTER.  THE FORWARD PORTIONS OF THE HELICOPTER WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 CHI08CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA203), Jul 23, 2008: Enstrom F28F (N8626E), Amberg, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during a forced landing following a loss of engine power due to a cylinder head separation. Contributing to the accident was the tree.

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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