# Accident 19920229017419A: Enstrm 280FX, Leadville, CO, February 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1992, 10:22 local time
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Airport: Lake County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EAHA
- Location: 39.2409° N, 106.2891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2409&lon=-106.2891&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,479 total, 889 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229017419A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ARREST HIGH SINK RATE ON AUTOROTATION TEST. IMPACTED GROUND. MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

## 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 DEN92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA036), Feb 29, 1992: Enstrom TH-28 (N8631E), Leadville, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGING THE DESCENT RATE AND CONSEQUENTLY DELAYING THE FLARE. A FACTOR WAS: DOWNDRAFT.

## Other reports on N8631E (1)

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

- [Incident 19920218004699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920218004699I), Feb 18, 1992: Enstrm 280FX (N8631E), Leadville, CO, Minor damage. Engine failed on test flight. Made autorotation into a field. Found a design flaw in fuel manifold system.

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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