# Accident 19760408010649A: Enstrm F28C, Evanston, WY, April 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1976
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Airport: Landing Area
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 41.2594° N, 110.9643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evanston, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2594&lon=-110.9643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N539H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N539H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,962 total, 155 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FTC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760408010649A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALT 7000FT.WIND LIGHT.APPROACH MADE ON A SLIGHT DOWNSLOPE ROUTE.

## 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 DEN76FTC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTC29), Apr 8, 1976: Enstrom F-28C (N539H), Evanston, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N539H (1)

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

- [Incident 19990923031339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990923031339I), Sep 23, 1999: Enstrm F28C (N539H), Fort Hall, ID. (-23) While in cruise with all engine instruments in normal operational limits, a dull bang was heard followed by a violent shaking of the helicopter. An…

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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