# Accident 19790801026609A: Enstrm F28A, West Hartford, VT, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: West Hartford, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7123° N, 72.4176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Hartford, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7123&lon=-72.4176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N259Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259Q-1989-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 200 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801026609A

## Narrative

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

MADE PRACTICE AUTOROTATION APPROACH. SPLIT NEEDLES. LANDED ON SIDE HILL. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC79FNC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC42), Aug 1, 1979: Enstrom F28A (N259Q), West Hartford, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N259Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19881129069009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881129069009I), Nov 29, 1988: Enstrm F28A (N259Q), Creve Coeur, MO, Substantial damage. Downwind approach to field. Settled with power and lost rotor RPM. Landed hard in muddy area.

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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