# NTSB MIA78FKJ94: Enstrom F-28, N9253, Brookwood, AL, September 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1978
- Place: Brookwood, AL · BROOKWOOD, AL
- Location: 33.2398° N, 87.3315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookwood, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2398&lon=-87.3315&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJ94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2807  78/9/24    BROOKWOOD,AL        ENSTROM F-28        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 366
        TIME - 2015                    N9253               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALABASTER,AL                BROOKWOOD,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- LANDING AREA DENSE WITH TREES.PILOT LACKED RECENT GENERAL AND NIGHT EXPERIENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9253](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9253-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 234 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780924029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780924029909A), Sep 24, 1978: Enstrm F28A, Brookwood, AL, Destroyed. Landing area dense with trees. Pilot lacked recent general and nigxperience.

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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