# Accident 20191231022339A: Enstrom F-28A, Danbury, TX, December 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2019, 14:09 local time
- Place: Danbury, TX
- Airport: Danburry Tx
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2439° N, 95.3331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2439&lon=-95.3331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57SJ-2021-03-24) (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: ENSTROM F-28A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191231022339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS WHILE FLYING APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE TREE TOPS PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED THE SKIDS STUCK IN SOFT MUD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH FORWARD THE MAIN ROTORS STRUCK THE TAIL CUTTING OF THE TRAIL ROTOR THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING THE MAIN ROTORS TO BE DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 CEN20LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA051), Dec 31, 2019: Enstrom F28 (N57SJ), Danbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine's No.3 intake valve resulting is a loss of engine power and a rollover following the autorotation to soft ground.

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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