# Accident 19811107074139A: Enstrm 280C, Savannah, GA, November 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1981, 00:00 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5700L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5700L-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 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total, 26 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107074139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL82FKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG06), Nov 7, 1981: Enstrom 280C (N5700L), Savannah, GA, 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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