# Accident 19860418014779A: Enstrm 280C, Ridgefield Park, NJ, April 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1986, 06:28 local time
- Place: Ridgefield Park, NJ
- Airport: Lambros Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8547° N, 74.0199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgefield Park, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8547&lon=-74.0199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51721, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51721-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,344 total, 218 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860418014779A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE WATER DURING TAKEOFF. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS FOUND. PILOT WAS NOTED TO BE RUSHING

## 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 NYC86LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA107), Apr 18, 1986: Enstrom F-280C (N51721), Ridgefield, NJ, 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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