# Incident 19870512025709I: Enstrm F28A, Arlington, TX, May 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1987, 18:07 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24RB) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,451 total, 24 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870512025709I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FOUND LEAKING FUEL LINE AND FAULTY QUANTITY GAUGE.

## Other reports on N24RB (3)

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

- [Accident 20140129001159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140129001159A), Jan 29, 2014: Enstrom F-28A (N24RB), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. On January 29th 2014 at approximately 3:15 pm, N24RB an Enstrom F28A was conducting an instructional flight. The PIC was the certified flight instructor (CFI)…
- [Incident 20130802014669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802014669I), Aug 2, 2013: Enstrom F-28A (N24RB), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. During cruise level flight, the aircraft was struck by a bird breaking out the left-hand windshield. The bird did not enter the aircraft. The glass/plexiglas…
- [Accident 19780406005999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406005999A), Apr 6, 1978: Enstrm F28A (N24RB), Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 24KTS.unintentional liftoff during run-up.

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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