# NTSB NYC76FHA29: Enstrom F-28A, N290Q, Coopersburg, PA, May 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1976
- Place: Coopersburg, PA · COOPERSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.5104° N, 75.3919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coopersburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5104&lon=-75.3919&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2010   76/5/8    COOPERSBURG,PA      ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N290Q               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COOPERSBURG,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT NOT AWARE HELICOPTER DRIFTING RIGHT. R SKID HIT SLOPING GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N290Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290Q-1990-04-19), registration cancelled 1990-04-19, S/N 306 (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

## 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 19760508009599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760508009599A), May 8, 1976: Enstrm F28A, Coopersburg, PA, Substantial damage. Plt not aware helicopter drifting right. R skid hit sloping ground.

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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