# Incident 19800730062989I: Enstrm F28A, Springfield, OR, July 30, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1980, 14:55 local time
- Place: Springfield, OR
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0536° N, 122.9809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0536&lon=-122.9809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194E) (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: 62 total, 62 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/19800730062989I

## Narrative

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

AUTOROTATION DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N194E (1)

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

- [Accident 20120916026749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120916026749A), Sep 16, 2012: Enstrom F-28A (N194E), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Airman stated that he was hover taxiing into a refueling area with a strong left croswind. Upon landing the helicopter tail shifted to the right and struck a…

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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