# Accident 19780920034499A: Enstrm F28ENSTRM, North Chicago, IL, September 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: North Chicago, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.3167° N, 87.8592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3167&lon=-87.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N612B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N612B-1979-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28ENSTRM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 30 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE72-202540) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920034499A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI79FEE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE72-202540), Sep 20, 1978: Enstrom F-28A (N612B), North Chicago, IL, 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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