# Accident 19730504011029A: Enstrm F28A, Altoona, IA, May 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1973
- Place: Altoona, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.6535° N, 93.4828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altoona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6535&lon=-93.4828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2517M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2517M-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,365 total, 8 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCD61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730504011029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THOUGHT HELICOPTER HAD 3HR RANGE.AIRBORNE 2-2 1/2HRS.MFG STATED FUEL RANGE CRUISE APRX 2HR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC73FCD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCD61), May 4, 1973: Enstrom F-28A (N2517M), Altoona, IA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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