# NTSB FTW79DRG45: Enstrom F-28C, N51774, Victoria, TX, July 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1979
- Place: Victoria, TX · VICTORIA, TX
- Location: 28.8053° N, 97.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8053&lon=-97.0036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2549  79/7/13    VICTORIA,TX         ENSTROM F-28C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1126
        TIME - 1830                    N51774              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VICTORIA,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W TREE & FENCE DURING FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51774](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51774), registered now, S/N 440 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28C
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (registry code 3300407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790713028689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713028689A), Jul 13, 1979: Enstrm F28C, Victoria, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot said engine began running rough. He made a precautionary landing, landed hard.

## Other investigations on N51774 (2)

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 FTW97LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA094), Jan 30, 1997: Enstrom F-28C (N51774), Lake Jackson, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the #2 cylinder for an undetermined reason which resulted in an exhaust leak that melted an oil line.
- [NTSB FTW89LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA079), Apr 8, 1989: Enstrom F28C (N51774), Padre Island, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION. THE ADVERSE WEATHER WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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.

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