# Accident 19730607015799A: Enstrm F28A, Briarcliff Mnr, NY, June 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1973
- Place: Briarcliff Mnr, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 41.1403° N, 73.8475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Briarcliff Manor, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1403&lon=-73.8475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4885, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4885-1994-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 59 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730607015799A

## Narrative

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

DARK NIGHT,HELICOPTER STARTED SPINNING,PLT DID NOT KNOW DIR OF SPIN BUT TRIED STOP SPIN WITH RUD.

## 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 NYC73FHJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHJ22), Jun 7, 1973: Enstrom F-28A (N4885), Briarcliff Mnr, NY, 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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