# Accident 19920530017199A: Enstrm 280FX, Wenatchee, WA, May 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1992, 07:00 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WYKG
- Location: 47.4905° N, 120.1899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4905&lon=-120.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86239, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86239) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom 280FX (registry code 3300506, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280FX
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360F1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920530017199A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT SPRAY BOOM HIT FENCE. LOST CONTROL. MAIN ROTORS HIT POWERLINE. PILOT REPORTED WINDSCREEN OBSCURED BY CHEMICAL

## 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 SEA92LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA112), May 30, 1992: Enstrom 280FX (N86239), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: OBJECT (FENCE POST) AND WINDSHIELD DIRTY (FOGGY)

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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