# Accident 19760404008389A: Enstrm F28A, Blythe, CA, April 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269Q-2013-08-23) (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: 7,590 total, 8 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404008389A

## 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 LAX76FUG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUG43), Apr 4, 1976: Enstrom F-28A (N269Q), Blythe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N269Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19930827031609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930827031609A), Aug 27, 1993: Enstrm F28A (N269Q), Meriden, CT, Substantial damage. Lost power on practice autorotation. Impacted ground. Bounced and main rotors chopped tail. Water in fuel system.
- [Incident 19880529030399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529030399I), May 29, 1988: Enstrm F28A (N269Q), Hampstead, NH, Minor damage. While hovering over lake the main rotor RPM deteriorated. Craft settled in water. Occupants escaped uninjured.

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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