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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Enstrm F-28A · Kings Mills, OH · September 12, 1979

Date
September 12, 1979 · 23:09 local
Place
Kings Mills, OH
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N244Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79DA075
Reported as
Enstrm F28A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total81 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft observed at low en route altitude. Hit wires, crashed on highway. Pilot reported passenger fell on controls.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT OBSERVED AT LOW EN ROUTE ALTITUDE. HIT WIRES, CRASHED ON HIGHWAY. PILOT REPORTED PASSENGER FELL ON CONTROLS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.