# Accident 19731003033429A: Enstrm F28A, Atlanta, GA, October 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1973
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4870-1984-05-25) (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: 2,000 total, 160 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731003033429A

## Narrative

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

T/D ON SOFT GROUND

## 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 MIA74FKG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG44), Oct 3, 1973: Enstrom F-28A (N4870), Atlanta, GA, 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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