# NTSB Accident CHI97FA025
> **ENSTROM F28F** · 1996-11-11 · GUTHERIE, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA025
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06998
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-11
- **Location:** GUTHERIE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.460777, -88.340637
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ENSTROM
- **Model:** F28F
- **Registration:** N86214
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and not maintaining control of the helicopter during its rearward flight. A factor was the pilot's over-confidence in his personal ability.

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