# Accident 19910429013139A: Enstrm F28C, Palm Springs, CA, April 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1991, 08:15 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214MM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 400 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910429013139A

## Narrative

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

FUEL ODOR,SMOKE IN ENGINE AREA,LOST POWER.AUTOROTATED INTO TREES.PUT OUT FIRE. RECENT CHECK. LOOSE FUEL LINE B NUTS

## 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 LAX91LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA188), Apr 29, 1991: Enstrom F28C (N214MM), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM RESULTING IN AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND INFLIGHT FIRE DUE TO A LOOSE FUEL CONNECTION.

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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