# NTSB OAK79FJA08: Enstrom F-28C, N623H, Honolulu, HI, March 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1979
- Place: Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FJA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FJA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0658  79/3/28  NR.HONOLULU,HI        ENSTROM F-28C       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 554
        TIME - 1315                    N623H               PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILIKAI HELI PAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HONOLULU,HI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LOW SLOW FLT FOR PHOTO MISSION.ACFT SETTLED WITH POWER INTO OCEAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N623H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N623H-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 378, built 1977 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Ilikai Heli Pad

## 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 19790328008949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328008949A), Mar 28, 1979: Enstrm F28C, Waikiki, HI, Substantial damage. Pilot said he lost rotor RPM and ditched. Ran out of transitional lift and hit water.

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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