# Accident 19790713028689A: Enstrm F28C, Victoria, TX, July 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8053° N, 97.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8053&lon=-97.0036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51774, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51774) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,126 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713028689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, LANDED HARD.

## 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 FTW79DRG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG45), Jul 13, 1979: Enstrom F-28C (N51774), Victoria, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51774 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970129000959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970129000959A), Jan 29, 1997: Enstrm F28C (N51774), Angleton, TX, Destroyed. During practice approach lost partial engine power. Landed. Burst into flames. NR2 cyl burned thru. Exhaust on oil. (-23) a/c experienced slight loss of power…
- [Accident 19890408006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408006869A), Apr 8, 1989: Enstrm F28C (N51774), Padre Island, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft lifted off, caught by gusting winds. (-4)the commercial pilot reported local winds to be 15 knots with gusts to 50 knots. He was repositioning the…

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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