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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280F · Lakewood, CO · March 6, 1992

Date
March 6, 1992 · 17:45 local
Place
Lakewood, CO
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N95NR
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN92LA041
Reported as
Enstrm 280F
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360F1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,786 total130 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reported power loss. Rotor RPM decay caused hard landing. Found engine air intake duct disconnected and flattened.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED POWER LOSS. ROTOR RPM DECAY CAUSED HARD LANDING. FOUND ENGINE AIR INTAKE DUCT DISCONNECTED AND FLATTENED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.