NTSB investigations: Enstrom F-28A

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Enstrom F-28A, where the first occurrence was “Hard landing”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19832026
NTSB investigations: Enstrom F-28A per year, 1983–2026: 5 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3300406')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 200))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB BFO92LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28A · Shelbyville, KYAn improper flare made by the pilot resulting in a hard landing and main rotor blade tail boom strike.Sep 13, 1992 · N950SC · Substantial damageNTSB ANC90FA047Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-6 · Chevak, AKImproper flare by the pilot (PIC) during the landing/flare. The weather condition with fog was a related factor.Mar 29, 1990 · N200EH · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F28A · La Verne, CAThe helicopter landed hard during a practice touchdown autorotation (auto). The helo remained in closed traffic for the purpose of practicing touchdown autos to a landing area adjacent to the aprt's rwy. There was also another helo in closed traffic using the…May 27, 1988 · N4898 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84LA171Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28A · Spencer, MAAccording to the plt, the purpose of the flt was to practice autorotations. During practice, the acft touched down hard & was substantially damaged.May 11, 1984 · N9220 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28A · Schaumburg, ILThe rated student was on an instructional flt to become a helicopter instructor plt. During an autorotative landing in a farmer's field, the helicopter landed hard & the main rotor hit the tail cone.Apr 27, 1983 · N519H · Substantial damage