# Incident 19910701037059I: Enstrm 280C, West Chicago, IL, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 14:45 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51689-2002-12-31) (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 HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701037059I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION AFTER TAKEOFF. ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. BEARING ON MAIN ROTOR GRIP HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N51689 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020825024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825024239A), Aug 25, 2002: Enstrm 280C (N51689), Eastmanville, MI, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot while flying low over a river struck wire that was strung across river and not visible to the pilot. At time of accident pilot was flying west and…

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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