# NTSB CHI80FEG19: Enstrom F-28, N51789, Xenia, OH, July 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1980
- Place: Xenia, OH · XENIA, OH
- Location: 39.6831° N, 83.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Xenia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6831&lon=-83.9408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1130  80/7/13    XENIA,OH            ENSTROM F-28        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1719
        TIME - 1300                    N51789              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          XENIA,OH                    RETURN                       CIRCLEVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        REMARKS- ANTI-TORQUE PEDALS LOST EFFECTIVENESS FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51789](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51789), registered now, S/N 454-2, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (registry code 3300407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greene County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800713027619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713027619A), Jul 13, 1980: Enstrm F28C, Xenia, OH, Substantial damage. Reported noise, uncontrolled yaw before leanding. Hit hard. Rotor chopped tail. No control or other defects found.

## Other investigations on N51789 (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 ERA21LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA357), Sep 8, 2021: Enstrom F28 (N51789), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during an out-of-ground effect hover in a gusty wind, due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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.

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