# Accident 19820320004479A: Enstrm F28A, Parsons, KS, March 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Parsons, KS
- Airport: Tri City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3301° N, 95.2595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3301&lon=-95.2595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101AE-2002-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,033 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820320004479A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HELICOPTER PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. WAS UNAWARE OF FUEL TANK CAPACITY. STRUCK TREES ON AUTOROTATION.

## 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 MKC82DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA046), Mar 20, 1982: Enstrom F-28A (N101AE), Parsons, KS, 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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