# NTSB CHI80FEK17: Enstrom F-28C, N51786, Columbus, OH, June 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1980
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3336  80/6/27    COLUMBUS,OH         ENSTROM F-28C       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2500
        TIME - 0938                    N51786              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOLTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PARTIAL PWR LOSS OCCURRED AS PLT WAS TERMINATING SIM AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51786](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51786-2022-01-08), registration cancelled 2022-01-08, S/N 450, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28C
- 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: Bolton

## 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 19800627022859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627022859A), Jun 27, 1980: Enstrm F28C, Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. Engine had intermittent power failure at hover. Tail rotor hit ground prior to landing. Engine defect unknown.

## Other investigations on N51786 (2)

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 BFO96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA003), Oct 6, 1995: Enstrom F28-280C (N51786), Blue Ash, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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 NYC93GA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93GA151), Aug 12, 1993: Enstrom F-28C (N51786), Gallipolis, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the collective and throttle which resulted in a low rotor rpm condition and a loss of control, and an inflight collision with the terrain.

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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