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CHI84IA294

1984-07-03 · MUNCIE, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MIE

Current FAA registration · N13CM

Make / Model
ENSTROM F-28A
Year of manufacture
1972 · 12 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19720628
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A07916

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS IN A 20 DEG LEFT BANK WITH AN AIRSPEED OF ABOUT 40 KTS WHEN THE HELICOPTER BEGAN ROTATION TO THE RIGHT. HE ENTERED AN AUTOROTATION & LANDED WITH A FORWARD SPEED OF ABOUT 5 KTS. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT HAD FAILED. THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD ABOUT 1314 FLT HRS OF OPERATION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_CHI84IA294.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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