# Accident 19780406005999A: Enstrm F28A, Bloomington, IL, April 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1978
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Norm.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,020 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEV28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406005999A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 24KTS.UNINTENTIONAL LIFTOFF DURING RUN-UP.

## 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 CHI78DEV28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV28), Apr 6, 1978: Enstrom 28A (N24RB), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24RB (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140129001159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140129001159A), Jan 29, 2014: Enstrom F-28A (N24RB), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. On January 29th 2014 at approximately 3:15 pm, N24RB an Enstrom F28A was conducting an instructional flight. The PIC was the certified flight instructor (CFI)…
- [Incident 20130802014669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802014669I), Aug 2, 2013: Enstrom F-28A (N24RB), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. During cruise level flight, the aircraft was struck by a bird breaking out the left-hand windshield. The bird did not enter the aircraft. The glass/plexiglas…
- [Incident 19870512025709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870512025709I), May 12, 1987: Enstrm F28A (N24RB), Arlington, TX. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Found leaking fuel line and faulty quantity gauge.

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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