# Accident 20150506008519A: Enstrom F-28F, Denton, TX, May 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2015, 14:10 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: L62S
- Location: 33.3607° N, 97.1699° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3607&lon=-97.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8011Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8011Q-2021-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150506008519A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING A CONFINED AREA TAKEOFF IN HELICOPTER N8011Q THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ROTOR SPEED TO MAINTAIN LIFT AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TRANSLATE TO FORWARD MOTION. THE INITIAL FORWARD MOTION PLACED THE AIRCRAFT OVER A DENSE FOREST ENVIRONMENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE INTO THE TREES. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE TAKEOFF POINT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE POINT OF TAKEOFF.

## 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 CEN15LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA224), May 6, 2015: Enstrom F-28F (N8011Q), Argyle, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot and flight instructor's inadvertent encounter with settling with power during a confined area takeoff at an altitude that was too low for recovery.

## Other reports on N8011Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080719850699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080719850699I), Jul 19, 2008: Enstrm F28F (N8011Q), Crandall, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On July 19, 2008, about 0900 central daylight time, single-engine Enstrom, F-28P, helicopter, N8011Q, received minor damaged to the landing skids upon…

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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