# Accident 19760608022709A: Enstrm F28A, Island Beach, NJ, June 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1976
- Place: Island Beach, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Aircraft: N9259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9259-2017-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,400 total, 13 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608022709A

## Narrative

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

DURING TERMINATION OF FLT TO A HOVER OVER WATER PLT ALLOWED ROTOR & ENG RPM TO DECAY.

## 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 NYC76AN104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN104), Jun 8, 1976: Enstrom F-28A (N9259), Island Beach, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9259 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740805022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805022079A), Aug 5, 1974: Enstrm F28A (N9259), Garden City, NY, Substantial damage. Max performance takeoff,lost rotor RPM,settled into ground,struck fence,flt for rr track patrol.

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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