# NTSB NYC78DHA04: Enstrom F28A, N9272, Scranton, PA, November 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1977
- Place: Scranton, PA · SCRANTON, PA
- Location: 41.4042° N, 75.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4042&lon=-75.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DHA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3324   77/11/7 NR.SCRANTON,PA        ENSTROM F28A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 507
        TIME - 1330                    N9272               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SCRANTON,PA                  HONESDALE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- AC AT MAX GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9272](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9272-1999-03-12), registration cancelled 1999-03-12, S/N 243 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F28A
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sinewa Plaza

## 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 19771107033839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771107033839A), Nov 7, 1977: Enstrm F28A, Scranton, PA, Substantial damage. Ac at max gross wt.

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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