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LAX90LA155

1990-04-27 · CORONA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N756H

Make / Model
ENSTROM F-28F
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19880831
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA3102

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE'S RIGHT MAGNETO, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT WAS ASSIGNED TO PRACTICE STEEP APPROACH LANDINGS, HOVERING AND QUICK STOPS. AFTER FLYING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, AND WHILE PRACTICING QUICK STOPS, THE HELICOPTER'S ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING, COUGHING AND THEN QUIT. THE PILOT MADE AN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT AND ROLLED OVER FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN ON SOFT TERRAIN. DURING THE POST-CRASH EXAM OF THE AIRCRAFT THE ENGINE RPM DROP OFF ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS WAS NOTED AT 150 AND 400 RPM, RESPECTIVELY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_LAX90LA155.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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