# NTSB NYC75FHJ06: Enstrom F-28A, N9259, Garden City, NY, August 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1974
- Place: Garden City, NY · GARDEN CITY, NY
- Location: 40.7254° N, 73.6459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7254&lon=-73.6459&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2962   74/8/5    GARDEN CITY,NY      ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N9259               PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     AGE 25, 1140 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            32 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLAND HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARDEN CITY,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- MAX PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF,LOST ROTOR RPM,SETTLED INTO GROUND,STRUCK FENCE,FLT FOR RR TRACK PATROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9259](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9259-2017-02-13), registration cancelled 2017-02-13, S/N 240, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28A
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Island Heliport

## 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 19740805022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805022079A), Aug 5, 1974: Enstrm F28A, Garden City, NY, Substantial damage. Max performance takeoff,lost rotor RPM,settled into ground,struck fence,flt for rr track patrol.

## Other investigations on N9259 (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 NYC76AN104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN104), Jun 8, 1976: Enstrom F-28A (N9259), Island Beach, NJ, 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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