# NTSB IAD77FIG16: Enstrom F28A, N9566, Pikesville, MD, April 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1977
- Place: Pikesville, MD · PIKESVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.3917° N, 76.6996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikesville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3917&lon=-76.6996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FIG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1067  77/4/21    PIKESVILLE,MD       ENSTROM F28A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 601
        TIME - 0730                    N9566               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 445 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIKESVILLE,MD               BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9566](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9566-2017-05-24), registration cancelled 2017-05-24, S/N 089, built 1972 (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: 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 19770421009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770421009579A), Apr 21, 1977: Enstrm F28A, Pikesville, MD, Substantial damage

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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