# Accident 19780209002869A: Enstrm F28A, Westwood, MA, February 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1978
- Place: Westwood, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.2140° N, 71.2245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westwood, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2140&lon=-71.2245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,940 total, 800 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780209002869A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR DRIVE BELT FAILED.NO FURTHER DAMAGE DURING AUTOROTATIO

## 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 NYC78FNA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA10), Feb 9, 1978: Enstrom F-28A (N240Q), Westwood, MA, 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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