# Accident 20100304029009A: Enstrom 280FX, Goshen, IN, March 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2010, 10:15 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5264° N, 85.7942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5264&lon=-85.7942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327TB-2011-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom 280FX (registry code 3300506, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD (registry code 41896, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-f1ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280FX
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-F1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100304029009A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER THE ANNUAL INSPECTION TO PERFORM ROTOR TRACKING AND BALANCE THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION INTO A CORN STUBBLE FIELD RESULTING IN A HARD 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 CEN10CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA138), Mar 4, 2010: Enstrom 280FX (N327TB), Goshen, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate preflight inspection by both pilots, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the disconnected fuel tank sending unit.

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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