# Accident 19730901032879A: Enstrm F28A, Jacksonville, FL, September 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1973
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Berlin Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 30.4630° N, 81.6151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Berlin Heliport (FL21), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4630&lon=-81.6151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29HW-1999-03-12) (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: 21,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901032879A

## Narrative

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

LND IN SALT MARSH.THROTTLE CABLE ASSY CAME LOOSE

## 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 MIA74FLA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA12), Sep 1, 1973: Enstrom F-28A (N29HW), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29HW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740831031769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831031769A), Aug 31, 1974: Enstrm F28A (N29HW), S Casco, ME, Substantial damage. Idler yoke of belt tensioning sys faild. Drive to transmission was lost. Blood alcohol lvl 83MG pct.

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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