# Incident 19790128003009I: Enstrm F28A, Milton, NH, January 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Milton, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4030° N, 70.9924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milton, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4030&lon=-70.9924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N279Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279Q-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 184 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128003009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT'S DEPTH PERCEPTION IMPAIRED BY SNOW FROM DOWN WASH DURING LANDING. LANDED HARD ON FROZEN LAKE.

## Other reports on N279Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900622030969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622030969I), Jun 22, 1990: Enstrm F28A (N279Q), Gilmanton, NH, Minor damage. Allowed RPM to drop on final approach to mountain top. Unable to recover. Hit trees then ground.

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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