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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Frisco, TX · June 16, 1983

Date
June 16, 1983 · 19:30 local
Place
Frisco, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51738
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA287
Reported as
Enstrm 280C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360E1BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,369 total142 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Low fuel light and yaw. Autorotated onto soft ground. Tilted on landing. Rotors cut off tailboom. Cause unknown.

As the FAA filed it

LOW FUEL LIGHT AND YAW. AUTOROTATED ONTO SOFT GROUND. TILTED ON LANDING. ROTORS CUT OFF TAILBOOM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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