# Incident 19800713061649I: Enstrm F28A, Gaithersburg, VA, July 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, VA
- Airport: Montgomery Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N580H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N580H-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800713061649I

## Narrative

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

DURING ENGINE RUN UP AFTER INSPECTION, HELICOPTER BECAME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK A TRUCK.

## Other reports on N580H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880605018009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605018009A), Jun 5, 1988: Enstrm F28C (N580H), Westerly, RI, Substantial damage. Completed an autorotation downwind. Toes of floats struck ground causing main rotor strike.

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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