# NTSB NYC74FNE20: Enstrom F-28A, N4895, East Putman, CT, April 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: East Putman, CT · EAST PUTMAN, CT
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0788  74/4/21    EAST PUTMAN,CONN    ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0955                    N4895               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     29, 4370 TOTAL HOURS, 251
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST PUTMAN,CONN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
        REMARKS- ACFT BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER SHUTDOWN.EXHAUST STACK CRACKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4895](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4895-2007-01-19), registration cancelled 2007-01-19, S/N 047 (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

## 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 19740421009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421009899A), Apr 21, 1974: Enstrm F28A, East Putman, CT, Destroyed. Acft burst into flames after shutdown. Exhaust stack cracked.

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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