# NTSB Accident FTW91FA002
> **ENSTROM F28-C** · 1990-10-07 · MESQUITE, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW91FA002
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24462
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-10-07
- **Location:** MESQUITE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.760028, -96.589698
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ENSTROM
- **Model:** F28-C
- **Registration:** N88RA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INSTALLATION ERROR OF COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. FACTORS WERE THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, THE TAILWIND, THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM, AND THE INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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