# Accident 19760704020619A: Enstrm F28ENSTR*, Ortonville, MN, July 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1976
- Place: Ortonville, MN
- Airport: Ortonville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 45.3024° N, 96.4422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ortonville, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3024&lon=-96.4422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N625H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N625H-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28ENSTR*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,529 total, 15 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DER77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760704020619A

## Narrative

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

TKOF DNWND ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DETERIORATE.ACFT T/D SIDEWAYS.

## 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 MKC76DER77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER77), Jul 4, 1976: Enstron F-28 (N625H), Ortonville, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N625H (1)

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

- [Accident 19930626020669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930626020669A), Jun 26, 1993: Enstrm F28C (N625H), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Entered spin descending slow speed pilot cut power. Landed parking lot. Hit vehicles. Lost tail rotor effect.

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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