# NTSB investigations: Enstrom F-28C, 1997

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 NYC98FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA018.md): Enstrom F-28C · Fairview, PA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1997 · N1944J · Substantial damage
  > inadequate maintenance, which led to detonation and a melted piston, and subsequent power loss.
- [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 LAX97LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA133.md): Enstrom F-28C · Sacaton, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1997 · N294SB · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use of the collective by not maintaining rotor rpm during takeoff from a confined area.
- [NTSB FTW97LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA094.md): Enstrom F-28C · Lake Jackson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 1997 · N51774 · Destroyed
  > The failure of the #2 cylinder for an undetermined reason which resulted in an exhaust leak that melted an oil line.

## 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") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3300407'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3300407&year=1997

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