# NTSB MKC75FCD45: Enstrom F-28A, N249Q, Nevada, IA, May 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1975
- Place: Nevada, IA · NEVADA, IA
- Location: 42.0181° N, 93.4693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nevada, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0181&lon=-93.4693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1455   75/5/8    NEVADA,IA           ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 150
        TIME - 1510                    N249Q               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVADA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANLEY,IA                   DES MOINES,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD VIBRATION AND ERRATIC CYCLIC MOVEMENT.LOST CTL ABV T/D POINT SPUN R 180 DEG.GUSTING 27K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N249Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249Q-1994-08-05), registration cancelled 1994-08-05, S/N 284 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Nevada

## Other investigations on N249Q (2)

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 NYC93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA016), Oct 11, 1992: Enstrom F-28A (N249Q), Kitts Hill, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A HARD LANDING DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF THE COLLECTIVE, FOLLOWING A WIRE STRIKE DUE TO INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
- [NTSB CHI88LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA239), Sep 18, 1988: Enstrom F28A (N249Q), Celina, OH, destroyed

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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