# Accident 20020825024239A: Enstrm 280C, Eastmanville, MI, August 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2002, 17:20 local time
- Place: Eastmanville, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0595° N, 85.9300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0595&lon=-85.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51689-2002-12-31) (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 CHI02LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825024239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A RIVER STRUCK WIRE THAT WAS STRUNG ACROSS RIVER AND NOT VISIBLE TO THE PILOT. AT TIME OF ACCIDENT PILOT WAS FLYING WEST AND THE SETTING SUN WAS OBSCURING HIS VISION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI02LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA256), Aug 25, 2002: Enstrom 280C (N51689), Coopersville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wires. Additional factors were the transmission wires and the sunglare.

## Other reports on N51689 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910701037059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701037059I), Jul 1, 1991: Enstrm 280C (N51689), West Chicago, IL. Vibration after takeoff. Elected to land off airport. Bearing on main rotor grip had failed.

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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