# NTSB NYC73F1D12: Enstrom F-28A, N9569, Charlottsville, VA, November 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1972
- Place: Charlottsville, VA · CHARLOTTSVILLE, VA
- Location: 38.0377° N, 78.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlottesville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-78.4854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73F1D12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73F1D12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3434  72/11/28   CHARLOTTSVILLE,VA   ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 120
        TIME - 1430                    N9569               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTICELLO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- LNDD DWNWD,AS ACFT SPEED DECREASED,PLT UN MANTAIN DIR CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9569](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9569-1998-12-15), registration cancelled 1998-12-15, S/N 098 (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: Monticello

## Other investigations on N9569 (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 NYC78FHA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA27), Jun 15, 1978: Enstrom F-28A (N9569), Ft Washington, PA, 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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