# NTSB LAX73FUQ83: Enstrom F-28A, N9572, Goleta, CA, May 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1973
- Place: Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Location: 34.4354° N, 119.8589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goleta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4354&lon=-119.8589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUQ83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1109   73/5/4    GOLETA,CALIF        ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 726
        TIME - 0956                    N9572               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLETA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- M/R SEVERED TAIL BOOM. HAD BEEN IN 3 FT HOVER. NEAR MAX GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9572](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9572-2012-11-20), registration cancelled 2012-11-20, S/N 130, built 1972 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Barbara

## 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 19730504011049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730504011049A), May 4, 1973: Enstrm F28A, Goleta, CA, Substantial damage. M/r severed tail boom. Had been in 3 ft hover. Near max gross wt.

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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