# Accident 19771107033839A: Enstrm F28A, Scranton, PA, November 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1977
- Place: Scranton, PA
- Airport: Sinewa Plaza
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 41.4042° N, 75.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4042&lon=-75.6660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9272, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9272-1999-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771107033839A

## Narrative

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

AC AT MAX GROSS WT.

## 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 NYC78DHA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA04), Nov 7, 1977: Enstrom F28A (N9272), Scranton, 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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