# Incident 19841206067589I: Enstrm F28A, New York, NY, December 6, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1984, 07:15 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N149Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N149Q-1988-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841206067589I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING.

## Other reports on N149Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19870625046089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870625046089A), Jun 25, 1987: Enstrm F28A (N149Q), New York, NY, Substantial damage. The helicopter settled with power during a landing in gusty wind conditions. The aircraft touched down in a river.

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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