# Accident 19820707026309A: Enstrm 280C, Steamboat Sprin, CO, July 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1982, 12:45 local time
- Place: Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4890° N, 106.8290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4890&lon=-106.8290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5693R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5693R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,393 total, 190 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707026309A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK TREES DURING TRANSITION FROM HOVER TO FORWARD FLIGHT. PILOT MISJUDGED DENSITY ALTITUDE EFFECT.

## 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 DEN82DA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA131), Jul 7, 1982: Enstrom 280C (N5693R), Steamboat Sprin, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5693R (1)

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

- [Incident 19941113045129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941113045129I), Nov 13, 1994: Enstrm F28C (N5693R), Lincoln, CA. Tail rotor failure. Autorotated safely. Broken tail rotor pitch link.

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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