# Accident 19781012043889A: Enstrm F28ENSTR/, Bakertown, PA, October 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1978
- Place: Bakertown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N257Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N257Q-2014-09-22) (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 F28ENSTR/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 818 total, 745 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012043889A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 NYC79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA004), Oct 12, 1978: Enstrom F-28A (N257Q), Bakertown, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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