# Accident 19970613014129A: Enstrm F28C, Sharon, VT, June 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1997
- Place: Sharon, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 43.7845° N, 72.4543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharon, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7845&lon=-72.4543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5700J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5700J-2017-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28C (registry code 3300407, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613014129A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK POWER LINES AND CRASHED INTO THE RIVER.

## 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 NYC97LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA119), Jun 13, 1997: Enstrom F-280C (N5700J), Sharon, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to descend and fly at 100 feet over a river and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in the in-flight collision with wires.

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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