# NTSB NYC76DHD36: Enstrom F-28A, N15SB, Barnegat Light, NJ, August 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1976
- Place: Barnegat Light, NJ · BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ
- Location: 39.7504° N, 74.1074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barnegat Light, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7504&lon=-74.1074&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DHD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3774   76/8/5    BARNEGAT LIGHT,NJ   ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1977
        TIME - 1025                    N15SB               PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TETERBORO,NJ                RETURN                       CALDWELL,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SUNK 30 FT WATER,NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15SB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15SB-1977-07-14), registration cancelled 1977-07-14, S/N 102, built 1972 (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 19760805027809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805027809A), Aug 5, 1976: Enstrm F28A, Barnegat Light, NJ, Destroyed. Acft sunk 30 ft water,not recovered.

## Other investigations on N15SB (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 NYC74FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHM03), Aug 25, 1973: Enstrom F-28A (N15SB), Teterboro, 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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