# NTSB CHI74DEK21: Enstrom F28A, N1150R, Marion, OH, April 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1974
- Place: Marion, OH · MARION, OH
- Location: 40.5967° N, 83.1232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5967&lon=-83.1232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEK21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEK21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0573   74/4/6    MARION,OHIO         ENSTROM F28A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 680
        TIME - 1800                    N1150R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,OHIO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLT TO INSPECT JOB SITE,DRG LDG APCH STRUCK TWO 1/4 IN PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1150R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1150R-2015-05-14), registration cancelled 2015-05-14, S/N 006, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F28A
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740406006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406006769A), Apr 6, 1974: Enstrm F28A, Marion, OH, Substantial damage. Flt to inspect job site,drg ldg apch struck two 1/4 in pwr lines.

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.

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