# Accident 19740726025089A: Enstrm F28A, Walker, MI, July 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1974
- Place: Walker, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 42.9965° N, 85.7563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walker, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9965&lon=-85.7563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9229 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,227 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740726025089A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD HI-PERFORMANCE TKOF OVR WIRES.UN TO MNTN RPM,SETTLED INTO MARSH,NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI75FEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM02), Jul 26, 1974: Enstrom F-28A (N9229), Walker, MI, 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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