# Accident 19750516015199A: Enstrm F28A, Mt Lebanon, PA, May 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1975
- Place: Mt Lebanon, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 40.3767° N, 80.0489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Lebanon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3767&lon=-80.0489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251Q-2011-07-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 280 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750516015199A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR RPM DCRSD DRG CLB TO CLR WIRES.DRG LNDG APCH TO GRASS CLRG,T/R HIT WIRES.

## 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 NYC75FGM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM37), May 16, 1975: Enstrom F-28A (N251Q), Mt Lebanon, 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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