# NTSB investigations: Enstrom F-28A, 1992

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 NYC93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA016.md): Enstrom F-28A · Kitts Hill, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1992 · N249Q · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing due to improper use of the collective, following a wire strike due to inadequate visual lookout.
- [NTSB BFO92LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA139.md): Enstrom F-28A · Shelbyville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1992 · N950SC · Substantial damage
  > An improper flare made by the pilot resulting in a hard landing and main rotor blade tail boom strike.
- [NTSB LAX92LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA245.md): Enstrom F28A · Hanford, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1992 · N159Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM during the takeoff. Contributing factors were: the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft and unfavorable winds that existed at the time of takeoff.
- [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.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1992
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3300406'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3300406&year=1992

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