# NTSB MIA75FKT44: Enstrom F28, N27HW, Ft Lauderdale, FL, January 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1975
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKT44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKT44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0206  75/1/13    FT LAUDERDALE,FL    ENSTROM F28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 855
        TIME - 1330                    N27HW               PX-  0  1  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- A/S DROPPED FRM 40-50MPH TO BELOW 10MPH.WIND GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27HW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27HW-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 081, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F28
- 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 19750113001849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750113001849A), Jan 13, 1975: Enstrm F28A, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. A/s dropped frm 40-50MPH to below 10MPH.wind gusting 25K.

## Other investigations on N27HW (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA73FKT23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT23), Oct 25, 1972: Enstrom F-28A (N27HW), Laudrdale Lks, FL, 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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