# Accident 19950513048469A: Enstrm 280C, Newark, DE, May 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1995, 15:42 local time
- Place: Newark, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6207° N, 75.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6207&lon=-75.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950513048469A

## Narrative

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

(-16) IN HOVER PRIOR TO LANDING, WHILE MOVING TO HELO PAD, NEGLECTED TO AD THROTTLE BEFORE PULLING UP ON COLLECTIVE (POWER). ROTOR RPM DROPPED AND HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER AND STRUCK GROUND. NO INJURIES.

## 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 NYC95LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA107), May 13, 1995: Enstrom 280C (N122HA), Newark, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of throttle and collective controls, resulting in the loss of rotor rpm and the inflight loss of control.

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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