# Incident 19920612034619I: Enstrm 280C, Cresent, WA, June 12, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1992, 17:10 local time
- Place: Cresent, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N579H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N579H-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920612034619I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER WHILE DRYING A CHERRY ORCHARD WITH ROTOR DOWNWIND. SET DOWN BETWEEN TREES.

## Other reports on N579H (1)

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

- [Accident 19770630022109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770630022109A), Jun 30, 1977: Enstrm 280C (N579H), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage

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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