# Incident 19900704041129I: Enstrm 280C, West Jordan, UT, July 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1990, 20:20 local time
- Place: West Jordan, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6097° N, 111.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Jordan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6097&lon=-111.9391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51752, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51752-2018-04-18) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704041129I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. AUTO-ROTATED INTO FIELD. BOTH SETS OF POINT CAM FOLLOWERS OF MAGNETO WERE MELTED.

## Other reports on N51752 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030510008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030510008179A), May 10, 2003: Enstrm 280C (N51752), Panama City, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated: on take off pilot lifted helicopter to hover and started take off, then helicopter started to lose altitude. Pilot added power but aircraft…

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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