19810123001349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Las Vegas, NM · January 23, 1981

Date
January 23, 1981 · 14:30 local
Place
Las Vegas, NM
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59784
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DQA15
Reported as
Enstrm 280C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,427 total37 in this make and model0 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.

Initiated unscheduled landing due to suspect engine problem. Let rotor RPM decay on landing. No engine defects.

As the FAA filed it

INITIATED UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO SUSPECT ENGINE PROBLEM. LET ROTOR RPM DECAY ON LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

NTSB investigation

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