# Incident 19880305014469I: Enstrm 280C, San Jose, CA, March 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1988, 12:45 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5692P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5692P-2011-05-18) (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: 1,336 total, 100 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880305014469I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD DUE TO A HUNG STARTER. TAPPED SOLENOID AND STARTER DISENGAGED. TOOK OFF.

## Other reports on N5692P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880327008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880327008969A), Mar 27, 1988: Enstrm 280C (N5692P), Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Worn main rotor drive pulley allowed belt slippage and rotor decay. Unable to arrest autorotation descent. Crashed.
- [Accident 19860713032589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860713032589A), Jul 13, 1986: Enstrm 280C (N5692P), Los Altos, CA, Substantial damage. The helicopter landed hard during autorotation practice. Instructor failed to monitor student actions closely.

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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