# Accident 20090525006409A: Enstrm 280C, Ogden, UT, May 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2009, 11:33 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1967° N, 112.0133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1967&lon=-112.0133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5699N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5699N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,205 total, 64 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525006409A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 25, 2009 AT 1130 MST AN ENSTROM F28-280C N5699N TRIED TO DEPART OGDEN, UT (OGD) FOR A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT.  AS REPORTED BY THE PIC THE PREFLIGHT AND HOVER CHECKS WERE NORMAL, AS THE HELICOPTER TOOK OFF AND ONLY GAINED AROUND 50 FEET IN ALTITUDE THE OVERBOOST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, (TO MUCH COLLECTIVE) THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT FOR THIS AND LET THE ROTOR BLADES CUT OFF THE TAIL BOOM JUST FORWARD THE TAIL ROTOR.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER, THE HELO SUSTAINED 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 WPR09LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA261), May 25, 2009: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (N5699N), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the helicopter's collective both during the takeoff sequence and while attempting remedial action in response to an engine over-boost condition, which resulted in a hard…

## Other reports on N5699N (1)

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

- [Incident 19970123012519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970123012519I), Jan 23, 1997: Enstrm 280C (N5699N), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. Narrative: rotorcraft experienced a main rotor strike to the upper stabilizer fin cover during transition from a hover to landing. This incident occured on…

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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