# Incident 19920218004699I: Enstrm 280FX, Leadville, CO, February 18, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2473° N, 106.2935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leadville, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2473&lon=-106.2935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8631E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8631E-1994-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter TH-28 (registry code 3300435, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-th-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280FX
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,472 total, 883 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920218004699I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TEST FLIGHT. MADE AUTOROTATION INTO A FIELD. FOUND A DESIGN FLAW IN FUEL MANIFOLD SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N8631E (1)

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

- [Accident 19920229017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229017419A), Feb 29, 1992: Enstrm 280FX (N8631E), Leadville, CO, Substantial damage. Unable to arrest high sink rate on autorotation test. Impacted ground. Main rotors chopped tailboom.

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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