# Incident 19780508032629I: Enstrm F28A, Houston, TX, May 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1978, 15:37 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N254Q-1999-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 1,444 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/19780508032629I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO VIBRATION. CONNECTING ROD BOLT HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N254Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19790505036819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505036819A), May 5, 1979: Enstrm F28A (N254Q), Friendswood, TX, Substantial damage. Lost rudder control, made hard autorotation ldg. Rotor clutch failed due to overtorque and improper lubrication.

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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