# Accident 19820729039729A: Enstrm 280, Medora, ND, July 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1982, 12:27 local time
- Place: Medora, ND
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9105° N, 103.5208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9105&lon=-103.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4202S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4202S-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom 280 (registry code 3300502, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729039729A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR DRIVE CLUTCH DISENGAGED. AUTOROTATION ATTEMPTED BUT ROTOR RPM TOO LOW TO PREVENT CRASH. AD NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## 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 DEN82FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA148), Jul 29, 1982: Enstrom F-280 (N4202S), Medora, ND, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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