# Accident 19850609026909A: Enstrm 280C, South Woodstock, VT, June 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: South Woodstock, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5602° N, 72.5270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Woodstock, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5602&lon=-72.5270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5694Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5694Y-1989-09-12) (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 HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 142 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850609026909A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR RPM DECREASED AFTER LIFTOFF. DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. MISJUDGED CLIMB PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT

## 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 NYC85LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA143), Jun 9, 1985: Enstrom 280C (N5694Y), S.Woodstock, VT, 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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