# Accident 19790317004889A: Enstrm F28C, Schroon Lake, NY, March 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1979, 17:10 local time
- Place: Schroon Lake, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8351° N, 73.7669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schroon Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8351&lon=-73.7669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N604H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N604H-1988-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 566 total, 178 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317004889A

## Narrative

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

AN924-6D NUT INSTALLED INSIDE THE AIR FILTER HOUSING CAME LOOSE AND WAS INJESTEDBY THE SUPERCHARGER.

## 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 NYC79FFA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA15), Mar 17, 1979: Enstrom F-28C (N604H), Schroon Lake, NY, 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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