# Accident 19910607030589A: Enstrm 280C, Baggs, WY, June 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1991, 07:30 local time
- Place: Baggs, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0297° N, 107.6493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0297&lon=-107.6493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5695Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5695Y-2013-04-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910607030589A

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT. SETDOWN HARD TALL WEEDS. ROTORS. CHOPPED TAIL. NR3 VALVE BROKE DESTROYED PLUGS TURB

## 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 SEA91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA128), Jun 7, 1991: Enstrom F280C (N5695Y), Baggs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE, RESULTING IN A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE LOW ALTITUDE AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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