# Accident 20130327004259A: Enstrom F-28F, Twin Falls, ID, March 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Joslin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4758° N, 114.4861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4758&lon=-114.4861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918DK-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130327004259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS IN LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 12 TWF. AT APPROXIMATEY 500 AGL, PILOT STATED ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER. AT 200-300 AGL ENGINE QUIT. PILOT INITIATED FORCED LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN GRASS AREA, AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON LEFT SIDE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR13LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA167), Mar 27, 2013: Enstrom F-28F (N918DK), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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