# NTSB NYC79FNC42: Enstrom F28A, N259Q, West Hartford, VT, August 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1979
- Place: West Hartford, VT · WEST HARTFORD, VT
- Location: 43.7123° N, 72.4176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Hartford, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7123&lon=-72.4176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNC42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3030   79/8/1    WEST HARTFORD,VT    ENSTROM F28A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 250
        TIME - 1600                    N259Q               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE RIVER JCT,VT          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N259Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259Q-1989-12-11), registration cancelled 1989-12-11, S/N 287 (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

## 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 19790801026609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801026609A), Aug 1, 1979: Enstrm F28A, West Hartford, VT, Substantial damage. Made practice autorotation approach. Split needles. Landed on side hill. Rolled over.

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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