# Accident 19780605014249A: Enstrm F28A, Tahoe City,Ca, CA, June 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1978
- Place: Tahoe City,Ca, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.1721° N, 120.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoe City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1721&lon=-120.1388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N589H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 255 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780605014249A

## Narrative

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

TWO ACTUATOR ARMS,P/N 28-13236,THAT ALLOW TENSION ON TRANSMISSION DRVE BELT FAILED.

## 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 OAK78FXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ26), Jun 5, 1978: Enstrom F28C (N589H), Tahoe City, CA, 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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