# Incident 20030714019199I: Enstrm 280FX, Cincinnati, OH, July 14, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2003, 16:02 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom 280FX (registry code 3300506, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280FX
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 450 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714019199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE BECAME ROUGH. PILOT BEGAN PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND DURING APPROACH THE POWER FAILED. LANDING SUCCESSFUL IN SMALL STREET INTERSECTION WITH SEVERAL OBSTACLES. TAIL ROTOR DAMAGED DUE TO CUTTING SOME TREE BRANCHES ON APPROACH TO LAND.

## Other reports on N253DC (1)

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

- [Incident 20080822846899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080822846899I), Aug 22, 2008: Enstrm 280FX (N253DC), Milford, OH, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 22, 2008, at 1930 EDT, a Enstrom 280FX, registered to d&m aviation had two skydivers onboard for an intentional parachute jump. The second…

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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