# Accident 19760417007539A: Enstrm F28A, Brigantine, NJ, April 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1976
- Place: Brigantine, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 39.4139° N, 74.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brigantine, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4139&lon=-74.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N426RD-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 20 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760417007539A

## Narrative

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

L SKID COLLAPSED,DMGD MAIN & TAIL ROTORS.

## 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 NYC76FHD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD25), Apr 17, 1976: Enstrom F-28A (N426RD), Brigantine, NJ, 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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