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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Lucasville, OH · February 19, 1997

Date: February 19, 1997 · 02:02 local
Place: Lucasville, OH
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N51662
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD97GA049
Reported as: Enstrm 280C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360B1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 417 total168 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N51662Registration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Enstrom Helicopter 280CS/N 1101 · Built 1977 Airframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280C Engine modelLycoming HI0-360 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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Crashed on police search mission. Pilot allowed rotor RPM decay low altitude. (-23) on February 19, 1997, at 0202 EST, an Enstrom 280C, N51662, registered to life ambulance service, portsmouth, Ohio, crashed while on a law enforcement search mission at Lucasville, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage. The commercial pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The flight originated at Lucasville, Ohio on February 19, 1997 at 0200 EST.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED ON POLICE SEARCH MISSION. PILOT ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY LOW ALTITUDE. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 19, 1997, AT 0202 EST, AN ENSTROM 280C, N51662, REGISTERED TO LIFE AMBULANCE SERVICE, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, CRASHED WHILE ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCH MISSION AT LUCASVILLE, OHIO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LUCASVILLE, OHIO ON FEBRUARY 19, 1997 AT 0200 EST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD97GA049Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportLucasville, OHThe pilot in command failure to maintain rotor rpm.Feb 19, 1997 · Substantial damage