# Accident 19831026057389A: Enstrm F28F, Chino, CA, October 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1983, 11:55 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9997° N, 117.6798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9997&lon=-117.6798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8621X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28F
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360F1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,598 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831026057389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED ON DOWNWIND. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AND FIRE PUT OUT. TURBO CHARGER EXHAUST CLAMP HAD FAILED.

## 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 LAX84LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA035), Oct 26, 1983: Enstrom F28F (N8621X), Chino, 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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