# NTSB LAX79FUQ15: Enstrom F-28A, N9082, Oxnard, CA, February 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1979
- Place: Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0995  79/2/14    OXNARD,CA           ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 3040
        TIME - 1045                    N9082               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXNARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SANTA YNES,CA               LONG BEACH,CA                OXNARD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: SPRAG SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL CONTAMINATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TRANS OIL CONTAINED ANTI-WEAR & TRACES OF EP ADDITIVES THAT COULD PREVENT UNIFORM SPRAG ENGAGEMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9082](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9082-1982-01-05), registration cancelled 1982-01-05, S/N 190 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28A
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oxnard

## 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 19790214005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790214005609A), Feb 14, 1979: Enstrm F28A, Oxnard, CA, Destroyed. Found evidence of lubricant not recommended for sprag clutch lubrication. Pilot mismanaged forced landing..

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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