# NTSB NYC76FNA12: Enstrom F28, N9578, Falmouth, MA, August 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1975
- Place: Falmouth, MA · FALMOUTH, MA
- Location: 41.5512° N, 70.6087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5512&lon=-70.6087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FNA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2679  75/8/16    FALMOUTH,MA         ENSTROM F28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 158
        TIME - 1130                    N9578               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARTHAS VINEYARD,MA         BOURNE,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- THE HELICOPTER WAS RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9578](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9578-2023-08-22), registration cancelled 2023-08-22, S/N 135, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F28
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (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 19750816025529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750816025529A), Aug 16, 1975: Enstrm F28A, Falmouth, MA, Substantial damage. The helicopter was recovered.

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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