# NTSB Accident CHI03LA217
> **Enstrom F-28C** · 2003-07-20 · Waverly, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA217
- **Event ID:** 20030724X01188
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-20
- **Location:** Waverly, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.741943, -92.508056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Enstrom
- **Model:** F-28C
- **Registration:** N51699
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The main rotor blade push-pull rods being corroded, sustaining fatigue, and separating in cruise and the main rotor blade contacting the tail boom during the emergency landing.  Factors were the diminished aircraft control and the vibrations encountered during flight after the rod separation.

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