# Incident 20011212033819I: Enstrm 280C, Callaway, MD, December 12, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Callaway, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2350° N, 76.5357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Callaway, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2350&lon=-76.5357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123MT-2022-02-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011212033819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF RPM, EXECUTED AUTOROTATION, STRUCK TAIL ROTOR WHEN ON GROUND, DAMAGED TAIL ROTOR, SKID DURING HARD LANDING. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N123MT (2)

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

- [Accident 19940605013769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605013769A), Jun 5, 1994: Enstrm 280C (N123MT), California City, CA, Substantial damage. Hovering in strong gusty wind. Lost control. Helicopter rolled over. Possible dynamic rollover a factor.
- [Accident 19780719016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719016739A), Jul 19, 1978: Enstrm 280C (N123MT), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. Overheated eng caused vapor lock. Plt was hovering prev,took off ool eng. Heli hit ridge.

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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