# NTSB MIA70F0283: Enstrom F28A, N4880, Phenix City, AL, December 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1969
- Place: Phenix City, AL · PHENIX CITY, AL
- Location: 32.4539° N, 85.0309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phenix City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4539&lon=-85.0309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0283

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4697  69/12/29   PHENIX CITY,ALA     ENSTROM F28A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3014
        TIME - 1011                    N4880               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHENIX CITY,ALA             COLUMBUS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-IMPROPER ENG OPERATION,OVERSPEEDING ENG.
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- OVERSPEED CAUSED INTERNAL BREAKUP OF ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4880 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F28A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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