# Accident 19760405007479A: Enstrm F28A, Pasadena, CA, April 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1976
- Place: Pasadena, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.1606° N, 118.1380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pasadena, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1606&lon=-118.1380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9576, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9576) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 674 total, 674 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760405007479A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LDG ON FREEWAY AT NIGHT.NR 2 CYL CON ROD CAP BOLT FAILED.

## 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 LAX76FUD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUD08), Apr 5, 1976: Enstrom F-28A (N9576), Pasadena, CA, 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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