# Accident 20080806845039A: Enstrm 280FX, Aurora, CO, August 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2008, 07:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7028° N, 104.7528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7028&lon=-104.7528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285SH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280FX
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360F1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 128 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080806845039A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN08CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA134), Aug 6, 2008: Enstrom 280FX (N285SH), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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