19990522005529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Baggs, WY · May 22, 1999

Date: May 22, 1999 · 06:30 local
Place: Baggs, WY
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N535H
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99LA084
Reported as: Enstrm 280C

N535HRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2005 · Enstrom Helicopter 280CS/N 1030 · Built 1976 Airframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280C Engine modelLycoming HI0-360 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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1976 Enstrom 280C helicopter was involved in predator control when it landed hard and severed the tail boom. (-23) while conducting preditor control 25 miles north of Baggs, WY. The main rotor severed the tail boom, causing substantial damage to the a/c, while landing in a rough and remote area. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The operation was conducted under part 91 in VMC condition.

As the FAA filed it

1976 ENSTROM 280C HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED IN PREDATOR CONTROL WHEN IT LANDED HARD AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. (-23) WHILE CONDUCTING PREDITOR CONTROL 25 MILES NORTH OF BAGGS, WY. THE MAIN ROTOR SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE A/C, WHILE LANDING IN A ROUGH AND REMOTE AREA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE OPERATION WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 IN VMC CONDITION.

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 DEN99LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBaggs, WYThe pilot not maintaining the main rotor's RPM. Factor's were the high density altitude, and the mountainous/hilly terrain.May 22, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N535H · 1

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

Accident 19810625036249ASfl Autorotation · Mesa, AZReported loud noise at termination of practice of autorotationl high ground impact forces. No mechanical defects.Jun 25, 1981 · Substantial damage