# Accident 19790922028159A: Enstrm F28A, Newcomb, NY, September 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Newcomb, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.9695° N, 74.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newcomb, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9695&lon=-74.1646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222LP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total, 106 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922028159A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER JUST AFTER LIFTOFF. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING. FOUND SWALLOWED INTAKE VALVE.

## 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 NYC79FFA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA38), Sep 22, 1979: Enstrom F-28A (N222LP), Newcomb, NY, 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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