# Accident 19850721033869A: Enstrm 280C, Milford, MI, July 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1985, 18:45 local time
- Place: Milford, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6801° N, 82.9103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6801&lon=-82.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 70 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721033869A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO COME TO A HOVER FROM A STEEP DESCENT. DESCENDED INTO THE WATERS OF A CHANNEL.

## 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 CHI85LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA310), Jul 21, 1985: Enstrom 280C (N556H), Milford, MI, 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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