# Accident 19740831031769A: Enstrm F28A, S Casco, ME, August 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: S Casco, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.9148° N, 70.5178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Casco, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9148&lon=-70.5178&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: 818 total, 118 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831031769A

## Narrative

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

IDLER YOKE OF BELT TENSIONING SYS FAILD.DRIVE TO TRANSMISSION WAS LOST.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 83MG PCT.

## 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 NYC75AN026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN026), Aug 31, 1974: Enstrom F-28A (N29HW), S Casco, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N29HW (1)

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

- [Accident 19730901032879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901032879A), Sep 1, 1973: Enstrm F28A (N29HW), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Lnd in salt marsh. Throttle cable assy came loose

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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