# Accident 19880716026759A: Enstrm 280FX, Menominee, MI, July 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1988, 09:10 local time
- Place: Menominee, MI
- Airport: Menominee-Marinette Twin Coun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1202° N, 87.6208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1202&lon=-87.6208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280FX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280FX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom 280FXT (registry code 3300509, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fxt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280FX
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360F1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,885 total, 900 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI88LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA168), Jul 16, 1988: Enstrom 280FX (N280FX), Menominee, 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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