# Accident 19740731031689A: Enstrm F28A, Media, PA, July 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Media, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.9200° N, 75.3883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Media, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9200&lon=-75.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4890, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4890-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,340 total, 210 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731031689A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC75FHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD10), Jul 31, 1974: Enstrom F-28A (N4890), Media, PA, 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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