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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280 · Thornton, PA · April 22, 1990

Date
April 22, 1990 · 11:30 local
Place
Thornton, PA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N493H
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA090
Reported as
Enstrm 280
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360C1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total5,400 in this make and model15 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.

Departing a confined Private helipad,struck trees. Gusty wind and near gross weight contributed.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTING A CONFINED PRIVATE HELIPAD,STRUCK TREES. GUSTY WIND AND NEAR GROSS WEIGHT CONTRIBUTED.

NTSB investigation

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