# Accident 20041114035289A: Enstrm 280C, Galloo Island, NY, November 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Galloo Island, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8981° N, 76.4211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8981&lon=-76.4211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51739, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51739) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041114035289A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA031), Nov 14, 2004: Enstrom 280C (N51739), Galloo Island, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

## Other reports on N51739 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930609017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930609017699A), Jun 9, 1993: Enstrm 280C (N51739), Glen Mills, PA, Substantial damage. Main rotors chopped off tailboom on a hard landing.

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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