# Accident 20070611013069A: Enstrm 280FX, Tarylorsville, KY, June 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tarylorsville, KY
- Airport: Little Mount International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0364° N, 85.3556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0364&lon=-85.3556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93GP) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 31 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070611013069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2007, AT 1030 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN ENSTROM 280 FX HELICOPTER, N93GP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR TAYLORSVILLE, KY. THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PRECIPITATED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ESTIMATED 200 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS OPERATING THE HELICOPTER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT) RESIDENCE IN A RURAL AREA, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE WRECKAGE WAS AT N38 DEGREES 0425 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 085 DEGREES 1425 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT ESTIMATED 200 FEET AGL, "THE HELICOPTER DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND I LOOKED AT THE RPM AND IT APPEARED TO BE DROPPING. I FELT THE HELICOPTER KIND OF SHUTTER AND HEARD THE ENGINE START TO "POP." THE PILOT STATED AT THAT POINT HE MADE THE DECISION TO "PUT IT DOWN" AND PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION EMERGENCY LANDING. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON THE SKIDS IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION OF 330 DEGREES. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ATL07LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA088), Jun 11, 2007: Enstrom 280FX (N93GP), Taylorsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper prefight inspection of the helicopter.

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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