# Accident 20140516010989A: Enstrom Helicopter Corp 480B, Punta Cana, May 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Punta Cana
- Airport: Punta Cana
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: 2NTF
- Aircraft: N306RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306RP-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 480B (registry code 3300561, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-480b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20W (registry code 54189, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP 480B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20W
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140516010989A

## Narrative

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

THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AVIATION AUTHORITY SHOULD QUESTIONS THE PILOT ABILITY TO PERFORM A SUCCESSFULL AUTOROTATION. THE AREA SHOWN IN THE PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENTED AIRCRAFT APPEAR TO BE BIG ENOUGH MAKE A SUCCESSFULL AUTOROTATION, UNLESS OTHER UNKNOWN FACTORS WERE INVOLVED AFTER THE ENGINE FAILURE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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