# Accident 19950910028349A: Enstrm F28C, Livormore, CA, September 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1995, 11:23 local time
- Place: Livormore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6792° N, 121.7505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6792&lon=-121.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5689T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5689T-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910028349A

## Narrative

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

SIGHTSEEING RIDES AT AIRSHOW. LOST POWER. SETTLED NOSE HIGH TO IMPACT. OUT OF FUEL. GAUGE ERROR. FAILED AUTOROTATE.

## 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 LAX95LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA332), Sep 10, 1995: Enstrom F-28C (N5689T), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel load determination procedures which resulted in fuel exhaustion. In addition, the pilot's delayed and improper use of the collective and cyclic flight controls…

## Other reports on N5689T (1)

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

- [Incident 19950725025769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950725025769I), Jul 25, 1995: Enstrm F28C (N5689T), Stockton, CA. Demo of autorotation to passenger. Rolling off power. Engine quit. Induction tube came loose.

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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