# Accident 19790912036659A: Enstrm F28A, Kings Mills, OH, September 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1979, 23:09 local time
- Place: Kings Mills, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3583° N, 84.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kings Mills, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3583&lon=-84.2438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244Q-2012-09-06) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 81 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912036659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI79DA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA075), Sep 12, 1979: Enstrom F-28A (N244Q), Kings Mills, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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