# Accident 19770716025369A: Enstrm F28A, Toms River, NJ, July 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1977
- Place: Toms River, NJ
- Airport: Miller Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 39.9537° N, 74.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toms River, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9537&lon=-74.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N605HF-1982-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 253 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DHO21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHO21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770716025369A

## Narrative

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

FLEX AIR INTAKE DUCT,90 DEG BEND CAUSED PARTIAL AIR RESTRICTION.

## 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 NYC77DHO21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHO21), Jul 16, 1977: Enstrom F28A (N605HF), Toms River, 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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