# Accident 19850512017919A: Enstrm F28F, Carrizozo, NM, May 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Carrizozo, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6401° N, 105.8791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6401&lon=-105.8791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8618A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8618A-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 83 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512017919A

## Narrative

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

MAIN FUEL PUMP SEAL WORN, FUEL LEAKED. TANK SENDING UNIT RUSTY,FALSE FUEL SIGNAL. OUT OF FUEL. TOO LOW FOR LANDING.

## 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 DEN85FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA134), May 12, 1985: Enstrom F-28F (N8618A), Carrizozo, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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