# Incident 19901021055079I: Enstrm 280C, Mt St Helems, WA, October 21, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mt St Helems, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: N562H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N562H-1991-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901021055079I

## Narrative

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

DURING EXTERNAL LOAD WORK,PILOT MADE HARD LANDING AFTER LOAD SNAGGED A TREE. AREA WAS MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N562H (1)

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

- [Accident 19790831023169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831023169A), Aug 31, 1979: Enstrm F28C (N562H), Duckwater, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot was newly rated & had low time. Tried to go around from a bad approach. Made hard landing.

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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