# NTSB MIA76AM068: Enstrom F-28A, N9263, Guntersville, AL, February 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1976
- Place: Guntersville, AL · GUNTERSVILLE, AL
- Location: 34.3679° N, 86.2523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guntersville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3679&lon=-86.2523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0322  76/2/27  NR.GUNTERSVILLE,AL    ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1012
        TIME - 1945                    N9263               PX-  1  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNTERSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GUNTERSVILLE,AL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT ILL WITH INTESTINAL VIRUS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.299 PCT.2 PAX,BOTH CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE INSTLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9263](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9263-1997-09-24), registration cancelled 1997-09-24, S/N 209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28A
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Guntersville

## 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 19760227004129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760227004129A), Feb 27, 1976: Enstrm F28A, Guntersville, AL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Plt ill with intestinal virus. Blood alcohol lvl 0.299 pct.2 pax,both cyclic and collective instld.

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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