# NTSB CHI79DA075: Enstrom F-28A, N244Q, Kings Mills, OH, September 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1979
- Place: Kings Mills, OH · KINGS MILLS, OH
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2981  79/9/12    KINGS MILLS,OH      ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 2309                    N244Q               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OH               COLUMBUS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- P SAID-1500FT MSL,PAX(ASLEEP)FELL FWD ON COLLECTIVE.ALTIMETER SET 480FT HI.HIT PWR LINE-917FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N244Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244Q-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 280, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28A
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19790912036659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912036659A), Sep 12, 1979: Enstrm F28A, Kings Mills, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft observed at low en route altitude. Hit wires, crashed on highway. Pilot reported passenger fell on controls.

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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