# Accident 20120916026749A: Enstrom F-28A, Fort Worth, TX, September 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2012, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9311° N, 97.4117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9311&lon=-97.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194E) (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: ENSTROM F-28A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA647](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA647) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120916026749A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS HOVER TAXIING INTO A REFUELING AREA WITH A STRONG LEFT CROSWIND.  UPON LANDING THE HELICOPTER TAIL SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A FUEL PUMP.

## 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 CEN12CA647](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA647), Sep 16, 2012: Enstrom F-28A (N194E), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot's operation of the helicopter, which resulted in the tail boom's contact with the refueling pump.

## Other reports on N194E (1)

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

- [Incident 19800730062989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730062989I), Jul 30, 1980: Enstrm F28A (N194E), Springfield, OR. Autorotation due to fuel exhaustion.

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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