# NTSB IAD79FLQ11: Enstrom F-28-C, N559H, Shelbyville, KY, May 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1979
- Place: Shelbyville, KY · SHELBYVILLE, KY
- Location: 38.2063° N, 85.2336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2063&lon=-85.2336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3401  79/5/16  NR.SHELBYVILLE,KY     ENSTROM F-28-C      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 6930
        TIME - 1230                    N559H               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DESTIN,FL                   COLUMBUS,OH                  BARDSTOWN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N559H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28-C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790516016299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516016299A), May 16, 1979: Enstrm F28C, Shelbyville, KY, Substantial damage. Helicopter made crash landing during ferry flight when tail rotor assembly failed. No oil in system. Cause unknown.

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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