# Accident 19791124036709A: Enstrm F28C, Oakdale, NY, November 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1979, 10:03 local time
- Place: Oakdale, NY
- Airport: Macarthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.7375° N, 73.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7375&lon=-73.1342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N642H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642H-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 39 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124036709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF DOWNWIND. ACFT WAS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT. ACFT UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER BUILDINGS.

## 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 NYC80FHJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ04), Nov 24, 1979: Enstrom F28C (N642H), Oakdale, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N642H (1)

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

- [Accident 19770819024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819024929A), Aug 19, 1977: Enstrm F28ENSTR/ (N642H), Manchester, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot had lost control prior to acft striking gnd.

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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