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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Savannah, GA · November 7, 1981

Date
November 7, 1981 · 00:00 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5700L
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FKG06
Reported as
Enstrm 280C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,660 total26 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot attempted takeoff in confined area. Lost rotor, RPM and settled back to ground, causing damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN CONFINED AREA. LOST ROTOR, RPM AND SETTLED BACK TO GROUND, CAUSING DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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