# Incident 19800913070509I: Enstrm F28A, Houston, TX, September 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1980, 10:35 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal 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: N494H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494H) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 215 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/19800913070509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER HEARING POPPING NOISE. #1 ROD HAD SEPARATED AND GONE THROUGH ENGINE CASE.

## Other reports on N494H (1)

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

- [Accident 19751103035039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751103035039A), Nov 3, 1975: Enstrm F28A (N494H), TX, Substantial damage

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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