20160113000809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrom F-28F · Long Creek, OR · January 13, 2016

Date: January 13, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place: Long Creek, OR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N756H
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16LA100
Reported as: Enstrom F-28F
Reported engine: Lycoming HI0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,385 total10,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N756HRegistered now · Enstrom F-28FS/N 756 Airframe modelEnstrom F-28F Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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On 1/14/2016 this office was notified of the accident involving acft N756H that had occurred on 1/13/2016 at approx 10:00 am. I contacted grant county sheriff office and they confirmed the event. Roc was notified who contacted sheriff and NTSB. Sheriff revealed that pilot reported to him, and another witness that fuel starvation caused the accident. Obtained copy of sheriff report. Traveled to recovered aircraft to verify fuel remaining in tanks. RH tank was drained and just over a pint of fuel was total amount from tank. LH tank was drained of just under a pint. Mechanic located aircraft outside and added fuel. No leakage from fuel system was observed during this action. Engine was sucessfully started at idle after fueling aircraft. No power settings above idle were tested, because of throttle linkang binding from damage sustained during accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON 1/14/2016 THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING ACFT N756H THAT HAD OCCURRED ON 1/13/2016 AT APPROX 10:00 AM. I CONTACTED GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE AND THEY CONFIRMED THE EVENT. ROC WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONTACTED SHERIFF AND NTSB. SHERIFF REVEALED THAT PILOT REPORTED TO HIM, AND ANOTHER WITNESS THAT FUEL STARVATION CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. OBTAINED COPY OF SHERIFF REPORT. TRAVELED TO RECOVERED AIRCRAFT TO VERIFY FUEL REMAINING IN TANKS. RH TANK WAS DRAINED AND JUST OVER A PINT OF FUEL WAS TOTAL AMOUNT FROM TANK. LH TANK WAS DRAINED OF JUST UNDER A PINT. MECHANIC LOCATED AIRCRAFT OUTSIDE AND ADDED FUEL. NO LEAKAGE FROM FUEL SYSTEM WAS OBSERVED DURING THIS ACTION. ENGINE WAS SUCESSFULLY STARTED AT IDLE AFTER FUELING AIRCRAFT. NO POWER SETTINGS ABOVE IDLE WERE TESTED, BECAUSE OF THROTTLE LINKANG BINDING FROM DAMAGE SUSTAINED DURING ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA16LA100Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRitter Butte, ORThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent impact with terrain.Jan 13, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N756H · 1

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

Accident 19900427013059APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Corona, CAEngine quit on practice autorotations. Landed soft terrain and rolled over. 400 RPM mag drop on post accident test.Apr 27, 1990 · Substantial damage