# NTSB NYC76AN104: Enstrom F-28A, N9259, Island Beach, NJ, June 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1976
- Place: Island Beach, NJ · ISLAND BEACH, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1392   76/6/8  NR.ISLAND BEACH,NJ    ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0805                    N9259               PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     41, 13400 TOTAL HOURS, 13
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARLBORO,NJ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- DURING TERMINATION OF FLT TO A HOVER OVER WATER PLT ALLOWED ROTOR & ENG RPM TO DECAY.
```

## 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

## 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 19760608022709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608022709A), Jun 8, 1976: Enstrm F28A, Island Beach, NJ, Substantial damage. During termination of flt to a hover over water plt allowed rotor & eng RPM to decay.

## 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 NYC75FHJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ06), Aug 5, 1974: Enstrom F-28A (N9259), Garden City, NY, 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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