# Incident 20041026033369I: Enstrm 280C, Monroe, LA, October 26, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5190° N, 92.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5190&lon=-92.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51657-2008-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041026033369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENROUTE FROM MONROE, LA TO MINDEN, LA IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE QUIT. PILOT PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION TO THE MEDIAN OF INTERSTATE 20. ON LANDING TAIL PROTECTOR AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N51657 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950614047169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950614047169A), Jun 14, 1995: Enstrm 280C (N51657), The Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Low and slow blow drying trees lost power. Landed hard open area. Loose magneto. Points not secured.
- [Incident 19801018075209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075209I), Oct 18, 1980: Enstrm 280C (N51657), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. Skid caught a tree root on takeoff, pilot interpreted as loss of tail rotor control. Autorotated on a hillside.

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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