# Accident 19990522005529A: Enstrm 280C, Baggs, WY, May 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1999, 06:30 local time
- Place: Baggs, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0304° N, 107.6501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0304&lon=-107.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N535H-2005-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990522005529A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 DEN99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA084), May 22, 1999: Enstrom 280C (N535H), Baggs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining the main rotor's RPM. Factor's were the high density altitude, and the mountainous/hilly terrain.

## Other reports on N535H (1)

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

- [Accident 19810625036249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625036249A), Jun 25, 1981: Enstrm 280C (N535H), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Reported loud noise at termination of practice of autorotationl high ground impact forces. No mechanical defects.

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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