# NTSB investigations: Enstrom F-28A: In flight encounter with weather

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC92LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA100.md): Enstrom F28A · Malvern, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1992 · N296Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot abruptly moved the cyclic rearward which resulted in the main rotor blades striking and separating the tail boom. A factor in this accident was the soft muddy field.
- [NTSB NYC87DNC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNC06.md): Enstrom F-28A · Mason, NH · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jul 3, 1987 · N9271 · Destroyed
  > The loss of aircraft control after the tail rotor struck the trees and departed the aircraft. The pilot's poor judgement in flying in weather conditions beyond his capabilities was a factor.
- [NTSB NYC86LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA173.md): Enstrom F-28A · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1986 · N149Q · Substantial damage
  > The plt performed a go-around due to excessive groundspeed during the first landing attempt. The plt reported that as he applied upward collective to terminate the second landing apch over the helipad, the helicopter descended rapidly. The helicopter…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3300406')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3300406&occurrence=240

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