# NTSB MIA76DLD02: Enstrom F-28A, N162Q, Lake Placid, FL, October 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1976
- Place: Lake Placid, FL · LAKE PLACID, FL
- Location: 27.3026° N, 81.3715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3026&lon=-81.3715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2936   76/10/4   LAKE PLACID,FL      ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N162Q               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  33, 7200 TOTAL HOURS, 180
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE PLACID,FL              FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N162Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28A
- 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 19761004031209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761004031209A), Oct 4, 1976: Enstrm F28A, Lake Placid, 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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