# NTSB Accident CEN12LA228
> **ENSTROM 280FX** · 2012-04-03 · Corpus Christi, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA228
- **Event ID:** 20120405X35953
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-04-03
- **Location:** Corpus Christi, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.770277, -97.501113
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ENSTROM
- **Model:** 280FX
- **Registration:** N3042D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the bolt that retained the clutch drive rod end, which resulted in a loss of main rotor drive and a subsequent hard landing.

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