# Accident 19790505036819A: Enstrm F28A, Friendswood, TX, May 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1979, 14:50 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Clover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790505036819A

## Narrative

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

LOST RUDDER CONTROL, MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LDG. ROTOR CLUTCH FAILED DUE TO OVERTORQUE AND IMPROPER LUBRICATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW79FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA078), May 5, 1979: Enstrom F-28A (N254Q), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N254Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19780508032629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508032629I), May 8, 1978: Enstrm F28A (N254Q), Houston, TX. Forced landing due to vibration. Connecting rod bolt had failed.

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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