# Accident 20050805024249A: Enstrm ENSTROM480, Goshen, IN, August 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2005, 11:00 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Airport: Goshen Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5272° N, 85.7922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5272&lon=-85.7922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N480FX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480FX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 480 (registry code 3300560, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-480) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM ENSTROM480
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,930 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050805024249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH ELASTOMERIC DAMPERS EXPERIENCED GROUND RESONANCE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED GROUND RESONANCE, IMPROPERLY SERVICED OLEO STRUTS WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE CAUSE. ELASTOMERIC DAMPERS WERE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT FOR TESTING PER NTSB.

## 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 CHI05LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA218), Aug 5, 2005: Enstrom 480 (N480FX), Goshen, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Ground resonance experienced by the pilots.

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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