# Accident 19970521011649A: Enstrm 280C, Clarksburg, NJ, May 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1997
- Place: Clarksburg, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 40.1887° N, 74.4407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1887&lon=-74.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N613LG-1998-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970521011649A

## Narrative

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

HELCOPTER CRASHED DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC97LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA097), May 21, 1997: Enstrom 280-C (N613LG), Clarksburg, NJ, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the hangar.

## Other reports on N613LG (1)

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

- [Incident 19950813023159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950813023159I), Aug 13, 1995: Enstrm 280C (N613LG), Denville, NJ, Minor damage. Smoke from instrument panel. Struck trees landing. Overvoltage condition due lack of relay. AD for adding it issued

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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