# NTSB LAX82DVA06: Enstrom F-28C, N56876, Shaver Lake, CA, October 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1981
- Place: Shaver Lake, CA · SHAVER LAKE, CA
- Location: 37.1041° N, 119.3176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shaver Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1041&lon=-119.3176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DVA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3472  81/10/22   SHAVER LAKE,CA      ENSTROM F-28C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 9080
        TIME - 1700                    N56876              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHAVER LAKE,CA              VISALIA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT STATED SUN IN EYES,OVR BOOSTED PWR,RPM DECREASED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56876](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56876-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 482-2, built 1979 (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

## 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 19811022069259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022069259A), Oct 22, 1981: Enstrm F28C, Shaver Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Sun blinded on takeoff. Overboosted engine. RPM decay. Helicopter struck rocks on edge of lake.

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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