# NTSB LAX80FVG26: Enstrom F28C, N51764, Sacramento, CA, April 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1980
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0466  80/4/16    SACRAMENTO,CA       ENSTROM F28C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N51764              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 1317 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            299 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT SKID COLLAPSED ON LDG.MAIN ROTORS HIT GRD.MAX GWT EXCEEDED BY APRX 226 LBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51764](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51764-2018-02-14), registration cancelled 2018-02-14, S/N 458, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F28C
- 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

## 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 19800416018879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800416018879A), Apr 16, 1980: Enstrm F28C, Sacremento, CA, Substantial damage. Overboosted engine on takeoff. Safety valve opened RPM. Delayed rotors, hit ground in landing. Over-gross weight.

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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