# Incident 19780421013029I: Enstrm F28A, Brenham, TX, April 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1978, 17:15 local time
- Place: Brenham, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1581° N, 96.3956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brenham, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1581&lon=-96.3956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4879, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4879-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 32 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421013029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT ON CROSS-COUNTRY HOVER TAXIED TO FUEL TRUCK AREA FOR FUEL. WIND GUST CAUSED ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE GROUND.

## Other reports on N4879 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19741003031169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741003031169A), Oct 3, 1974: Enstrm F28A (N4879), Marshfied, MA, Substantial damage. Jam nut,AN316-5,loose. Rod disconnected fm belt tensioning assy rlsng tension on rotor drive belt.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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