# Accident 20160113000809A: Enstrom F-28F, Long Creek, OR, January 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Long Creek, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8339° N, 119.0731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8339&lon=-119.0731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28F (registry code 3300412, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HI0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,385 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160113000809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA100), Jan 13, 2016: Enstrom F-28 (N756H), Ritter Butte, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N756H (1)

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

- [Accident 19900427013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900427013059A), Apr 27, 1990: Enstrm F28F (N756H), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on practice autorotations. Landed soft terrain and rolled over. 400 RPM mag drop on post accident test.

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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