# Accident 19761004031209A: Enstrm F28A, Lake Placid, FL, October 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1976
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 27.3026° N, 81.3715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3026&lon=-81.3715&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 180 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761004031209A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA76DLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD02), Oct 4, 1976: Enstrom F-28A (N162Q), Lake Placid, FL, 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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