# Accident 19920414010009A: Enstrm 280C, Iron Mountain, MI, April 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Iron Mountain, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8206° N, 88.0597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8206&lon=-88.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51782 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 520 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414010009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. AUTOROTATED. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. HAD SAT OUT OVERNIGHT IN A HEAVY SNOW STORM.

## 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 CHI92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA129), Apr 14, 1992: Enstrom 280C (N51782), Iron Mountain, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN THE AIR INDUCTION 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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