# NTSB investigations: Enstrom F-28C: In flight collision with object

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 DEN03LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA018.md): Enstrom F-28C · Morrison, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2002 · N552CS · Substantial damage
  > the pilot not maintaining clearance from the telephone lines during landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot not being able to see the telephone lines, the low altitude, and the dark night.
- [NTSB LAX02LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA169.md): Enstrom F-28C · Stockton, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2002 · N51716 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the water tower during takeoff. Also causal was the pilot's selection of a confined area for the landing and subsequent takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX99LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA226.md): Enstrom F28C · Kaunakakai, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1999 · N595H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot encountered a dust devil during the takeoff transition from a dirt and grass area resulting in a loss of vision, disorientation, and subsequent collision with trees.
- [NTSB NYC97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA119.md): Enstrom F-280C · Sharon, VT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1997 · N5700J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to descend and fly at 100 feet over a river and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in the in-flight collision with wires.
- [NTSB BFO96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA003.md): Enstrom F28-280C · Blue Ash, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1995 · N51786 · Substantial damage
  > the commercial pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during hover-taxi operations. Related factors the tailwind, the nearby obstacle, and the misjudged maneuver to avoid obstacles.
- [NTSB NYC93FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA115.md): Enstrom F28C · Gordon, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1993 · N200NH · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid the wire.

## 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 ('3300407')
    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" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3300407&occurrence=220

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