# Accident 19920306005259A: Enstrm 280F, Lakewood, CO, March 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: Lakewood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6695° N, 105.0892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6695&lon=-105.0892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95NR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280F
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360F1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,786 total, 130 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920306005259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA041), Mar 7, 1992: Enstrom F28 (N95NR), Lakewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PREMATURE USE OF COLLECTIVE BY THE PILOT DURING AN AUTOROTATION. FACTORS WERE: THE DISCONNECTION AND SUBSEQUENT COLLAPSE OF THE INDUCTION AIR LINE.

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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