# NTSB LAX81DVG28: Enstrom F28C, N51756, Paskenta, CA, April 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1981
- Place: Paskenta, CA · PASKENTA, CA
- Location: 39.8833° N, 122.5458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paskenta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8833&lon=-122.5458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0899  81/4/28    PASKENTA,CA         ENSTROM F28C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 481
        TIME - 0800                    N51756              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PASKENTA,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LANDING AT UNPREPARED MOUNTAIN SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N51756 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F28C
- 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 19810428020299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428020299A), Apr 28, 1981: Enstrm F28C, Paskenta, CA, Substantial damage. Undershot landing area. Skids hit edge of cliff. Helicopter rolled over. Possible downdraft.

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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