20041114035289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Galloo Island, NY · November 14, 2004

Date: November 14, 2004 · 15:00 local
Place: Galloo Island, NY
Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N51739
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD05LA031
Reported as: Enstrm 280C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 520 total

N51739Registered now · Enstrom Helicopter 280CS/N 1141 Airframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280C

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What happened

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(-23) Helicopter was being used to phtograph deer on the western end of Galloo Island. Altitude was approx. 80' during orbit of area while photographer was taking video's of deer. The engine began to lose power, pilot attempted to correct with throttle & collective changes. No change, engine continued to lose power & pilot set up for a landing in the underlaying field. Helicopter landed hard which resulted in substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) HELICOPTER WAS BEING USED TO PHTOGRAPH DEER ON THE WESTERN END OF GALLOO ISLAND. ALTITUDE WAS APPROX. 80' DURING ORBIT OF AREA WHILE PHOTOGRAPHER WAS TAKING VIDEO'S OF DEER. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH THROTTLE & COLLECTIVE CHANGES. NO CHANGE, ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER & PILOT SET UP FOR A LANDING IN THE UNDERLAYING FIELD. HELICOPTER LANDED HARD WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD05LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGalloo Island, NYA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the pilot's improper decision to operate the helicopter outside the height velocity curve.Nov 14, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N51739 · 1

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

Accident 19930609017699ALevel Off Touchdown · Glen Mills, PAMain rotors chopped off tailboom on a hard landing.Jun 9, 1993 · Substantial damage