# Accident 19810123001349A: Enstrm 280C, Las Vegas, NM, January 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6049° N, 105.2170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6049&lon=-105.2170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59784 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,427 total, 37 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810123001349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81DQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA15), Jan 23, 1981: Enstrom 280C (N59784), Las Vegas, 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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