# Accident 19750912030989A: Enstrm F28ENSTR*, Harrington, DE, September 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1975
- Place: Harrington, DE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 38.9257° N, 75.5689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9257&lon=-75.5689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N281Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281Q-2012-09-24) (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 F28ENSTR*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 909 total, 135 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76AI015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750912030989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK PWR LINE WHILE ATMTG LNDG IN LIGHTED AREA OF PRACTICE RACE TRACK.

## 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 IAD76AI015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI015), Sep 12, 1975: Emstrom F28A (N281Q), Harrington, DE, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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