# NTSB NYC73FIA08: Enstrom F-28A, N4469, Fairfax, VA, December 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1972
- Place: Fairfax, VA · FAIRFAX, VA
- Location: 38.8532° N, 77.2990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfax, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8532&lon=-77.2990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FIA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3264  72/12/26   FAIRFAX,VA          ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 895
        TIME - 1500                    N4469               PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 221 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DULLES AIRPORT,VA           FAIRFAX,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- PLT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION,WHILE AT A 100 FOOT HOVER LOST ROTOR RPM,SETTLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4469](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4469-1984-09-11), registration cancelled 1984-09-11, S/N 021, built 1968 (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

## Other investigations on N4469 (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 IAD75FIA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIA20), Apr 24, 1975: Enstrom F28A (N4469), Clifton, VA, 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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