# Accident 19780924029909A: Enstrm F28A, Brookwood, AL, September 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1978
- Place: Brookwood, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 33.2398° N, 87.3315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookwood, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2398&lon=-87.3315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9253, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9253-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 107 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKJ94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ94) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780924029909A

## Narrative

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

LANDING AREA DENSE WITH TREES.PILOT LACKED RECENT GENERAL AND NIGXPERIENCE.

## 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 MIA78FKJ94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ94), Sep 24, 1978: Enstrom F-28 (N9253), Brookwood, AL, destroyed

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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