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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Colorado City, TX · March 29, 1979

Date
March 29, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Colorado City, TX
Airport
Mitchell Co
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51781
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DQG22
Reported as
Enstrm 280C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,228 total54 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sales demonstration flight. Pilot made hard landing from practice autorotation. Main blades cut off tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

SALES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. PILOT MADE HARD LANDING FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. MAIN BLADES CUT OFF TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.