# NTSB NYC77FGM33: Enstrom F28C, N547H, Ford City, PA, August 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1977
- Place: Ford City, PA · FORD CITY, PA
- Location: 40.7696° N, 79.5330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ford City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7696&lon=-79.5330&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3635   77/8/3    FORD CITY,PA        ENSTROM F28C        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2047
        TIME - 2145                    N547H               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORD CITY,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MIXT CTL PLATE & IDLE THROTTLE PLATE BOTH SHOWED ROTATIONAL GROVES & MINUTE METAL SHAVINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N547H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N547H-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N 342, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F28C
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (registry code 3300407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, 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 19770803029629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770803029629A), Aug 3, 1977: Enstrm F28ENSTR/, Ford City, PA, Substantial damage. Mixt ctl plate & idle throttle plate both showed rotational groves & minute metal shavings.

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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