# Accident 19780520010049A: Enstrm F28ENSTR/, Haugan, MT, May 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Haugan, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 47.3886° N, 115.4078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haugan, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3886&lon=-115.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N643H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N643H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28ENSTR/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 182 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTI16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520010049A

## Narrative

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

LND IN CONFINED AREA DUE MDT TURB & ILLNESS.

## 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 SEA78FTI16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI16), May 20, 1978: Enstrom F-28C (N643H), Haugan, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N643H (1)

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

- [Incident 19900723028229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028229I), Jul 23, 1990: Enstrm F28C (N643H), Wallace, ID, Minor damage. Main drive belt failed at cruise altitude. Forced landing on a city street.

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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