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Incident

FAA incident report · Enstrm F28A · Jones Beach, NY · November 18, 1988

Date
November 18, 1988 · 14:30 local
Place
Jones Beach, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N503H
Reported as
Enstrm F28A
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360E1AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,035 total350 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Precautionary landing due to low fuel. Found a leaking fuel tank. Replaced fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO LOW FUEL. FOUND A LEAKING FUEL TANK. REPLACED FUEL TANK.