# Accident 19930609017699A: Enstrm 280C, Glen Mills, PA, June 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1993, 12:45 local time
- Place: Glen Mills, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HZXA
- Location: 39.8894° N, 75.5006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8894&lon=-75.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51739, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51739) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 32 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930609017699A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM ON A HARD LANDING.

## 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 NYC93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA109), Jun 9, 1993: Enstrom 280C (N51739), Glen Mills, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH IN WHICH THE FLARE WAS NOT ATTAINED, AND WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N51739 (1)

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

- [Accident 20041114035289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041114035289A), Nov 14, 2004: Enstrm 280C (N51739), Galloo Island, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) Helicopter was being used to phtograph deer on the western end of Galloo Island. Altitude was approx. 80' during orbit of area while photographer was…

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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