# Accident 19781216041669A: Enstrm F28ENSTRM, Washington, PA, December 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1978
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28ENSTRM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,041 total, 3 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216041669A

## 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 NYC79FGM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM08), Dec 16, 1978: Enstrom F28A (N289Q), Washington, PA, 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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