# Accident 19741003031169A: Enstrm F28A, Marshfied, MA, October 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1974
- Place: Marshfied, MA
- Airport: Marshfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N4879, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4879-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,270 total, 870 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741003031169A

## Narrative

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

JAM NUT,AN316-5,LOOSE.ROD DISCONNECTED FM BELT TENSIONING ASSY RLSNG TENSION ON ROTOR DRIVE BELT.

## 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 NYC75FNA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA19), Oct 3, 1974: Enstrom F-28A (N4879), Marshfied, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4879 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780421013029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421013029I), Apr 21, 1978: Enstrm F28A (N4879), Brenham, TX, Minor damage. Student on cross-country hover taxied to fuel truck area for fuel. Wind gust caused rotor blades to strike ground.

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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