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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280FX · Aurora, CO · August 6, 2008

Date: August 6, 2008 · 07:30 local
Place: Aurora, CO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N285SH
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08CA134
Reported as: Enstrm 280FX
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360F1AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total128 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was flying back from kden to kapa (centennial) over buckley air national guard base VFR. The engine quit approx 2MI se from the base. The pilot did an autrotation into a field. The landing caused substantial damage to the tail, tail rotor and one of the main blades.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING BACK FROM KDEN TO KAPA (CENTENNIAL) OVER BUCKLEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE VFR. THE ENGINE QUIT APPROX 2MI SE FROM THE BASE. THE PILOT DID AN AUTROTATION INTO A FIELD. THE LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL, TAIL ROTOR AND ONE OF THE MAIN BLADES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN08CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAurora, COThe pilot's improper planning and decision making resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's premature application of collective resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage.Aug 6, 2008 · Substantial damage