# NTSB MIA81FLD48: Enstrom F-28A, N291Q, Vero Beach, FL, June 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1981
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2150   81/6/3    VERO BEACH,FL       ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1756                    N291Q               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      30, 2696 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT.RED COLORED MATERIAL FD IN DIAPHRAM OF FUEL PUMP.VALVE HOLDERS RUSTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N291Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291Q-2020-01-31), registration cancelled 2020-01-31, S/N 307, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28A
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vero Beach

## 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 19810603049129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810603049129A), Jun 3, 1981: Enstrm F28A, Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit during hover. Nosed up on forced landing. Found valves gummed up, dirty oil, rusty corroded chambers.

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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