# Accident 19790624020669A: Enstrm F28A, Albion, MI, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Albion, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2479° N, 84.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albion, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2479&lon=-84.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4883, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4883-2013-07-09) (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 F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 203 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624020669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE LOST RUDDER CONTROL ON VERTICAL TAKEOFF. HELICOPTER MADE HARD LANDING. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 CHI79FEM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM23), Jun 24, 1979: Enstrom F-28A (N4883), Albion, MI, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.