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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280FX · Menominee, MI · July 16, 1988

Date
July 16, 1988 · 09:10 local
Place
Menominee, MI
Airport
Menominee-Marinette Twin Coun
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N280FX
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88LA168
Reported as
Enstrm 280FX
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360F1AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,885 total900 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While demonstrating a power off run on landing,a skid hit soft ground and helicopter flipped over on its side.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE DEMONSTRATING A POWER OFF RUN ON LANDING,A SKID HIT SOFT GROUND AND HELICOPTER FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

NTSB investigation

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