# NTSB LAX81FVD08: Enstrom F-28-C, N541H, Eureka, CA, December 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1980
- Place: Eureka, CA · EUREKA, CA
- Location: 40.7990° N, 124.1540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7990&lon=-124.1540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3472  80/12/26   EUREKA,CA           ENSTROM F-28-C      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1450                    N541H               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: EXTERNAL SUPERCHARGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED,RAJAY TURBO,PN RJ 1045-2.MAIN FUEL PUMP,TURBO DRIVEN.PLT RPRTD ELEC BOOST ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N541H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N541H-2013-01-30), registration cancelled 2013-01-30, S/N 333, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28-C
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (registry code 3300407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (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 19801226078479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801226078479A), Dec 26, 1980: Enstrm F28C, Kneeland, CA, Substantial damage. Oil pump shaft sheared. Stopped fuel pump. Crash-landed when skid hit log.

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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