# Accident 19790702041809A: Enstrm F28C, Portage, AK, July 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Portage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N532H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532H-1982-08-10) (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: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,322 total, 44 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702041809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. AUTOROTATED TO LANDING ON SOFT TUNDRA. MAIN ROTORS SEVERED TAIL BOOM. CONNECTING ROD CAP FAILURE.

## 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 ANC79FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA065), Jul 2, 1979: Enstrom F-28C (N532H), Portage, AK, 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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