# Accident 19801226078479A: Enstrm F28C, Kneeland, CA, December 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1980, 14:50 local time
- Place: Kneeland, CA
- Airport: Kneeland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7190° N, 123.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNEELAND (O19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7190&lon=-123.9272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N541H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N541H-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801226078479A

## Narrative

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

OIL PUMP SHAFT SHEARED. STOPPED FUEL PUMP. CRASH-LANDED WHEN SKID HIT LOG.

## 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 LAX81FVD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD08), Dec 26, 1980: Enstrom F-28-C (N541H), Eureka, CA, 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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