# Accident 20140807014129A: Enstrom F-28F, Tomah, WI, August 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2014, 09:45 local time
- Place: Tomah, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3P2G
- Location: 43.9803° N, 90.5009° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9803&lon=-90.5009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213BL-2015-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD (registry code 41896, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-f1ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140807014129A

## Narrative

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

AUGUST 7, 2014 N213BL AN ENSTROM F28-F HELICOPTER CRASH LANDED IN A CORN FIELD AT 20526 GLIDER AVE. IN TOMAH WISCONSIN. THE HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS UDER 14 CFR 137. THE COMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE HELICOPTER WAS LOADED WITH APPROXIMATELY 60 GALLONS OF FUNGICIDE. AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE FIELD WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE LOADING SITE. WHILE ENROUTE THE HELICOPTERS ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND THE HELICOPTER AUTO ROTATED INTO A CORN FIELD CAUSEING THE TAIL ROTOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY 75 DEGREES F.

## 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 CEN14LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA412), Aug 7, 2014: Enstrom F 28F (N213BL), Tomah, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the malfunction of the No. 4 cylinder intake valve.

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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