# Accident 19780625015439A: Enstrm 280, Vaughn, NM, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Vaughn, NM
- Airport: Vaughn-Perez
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 34.6072° N, 105.2126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vaughn, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6072&lon=-105.2126&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 350 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA34-201230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625015439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLARE AND PITCH PULL INSUFFICIENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 DEN78FQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA34-201230), Jun 25, 1978: Enstrom 280C (N627H), Vaughn, NM, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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