# Accident 19751103035039A: Enstrm F28A, TX, November 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1975
- Place: TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Aircraft: N494H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494H) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,596 total, 143 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751103035039A

## 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 FTW76FRA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA16), Nov 3, 1975: Enstrom F-28A (N494H), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N494H (1)

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

- [Incident 19800913070509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913070509I), Sep 13, 1980: Enstrm F28A (N494H), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot made precautionary landing after hearing popping noise. #1 rod had separated and gone through engine case.

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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