# Accident 19790726018859A: Enstrm F28C, Bridgeport, NV, July 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1979, 07:00 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N593H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N593H-1994-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,445 total, 190 in this make and model, 351 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DXQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726018859A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL BOOM. POSSIBLE FACTORS DOWN DRAFT AND DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 OAK79DXQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ29), Jul 26, 1979: Enstrom F-28C (N593H), Bridgeport, CA, 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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