# Accident 19770803029629A: Enstrm F28ENSTR/, Ford City, PA, August 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1977
- Place: Ford City, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7696° N, 79.5330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ford City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7696&lon=-79.5330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N547H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N547H-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28ENSTR/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,047 total, 310 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770803029629A

## Narrative

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

MIXT CTL PLATE & IDLE THROTTLE PLATE BOTH SHOWED ROTATIONAL GROVES & MINUTE METAL SHAVINGS.

## 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 NYC77FGM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM33), Aug 3, 1977: Enstrom F28C (N547H), Ford City, PA, 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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