# Accident 20200703019359A: Enstrom 280FX, Des Moines, IA, July 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2020, 19:20 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5183° N, 93.6825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5183&lon=-93.6825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N282SH) (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: ENSTROM 280FX
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HI0-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200703019359A

## Narrative

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

AT ABOUT 1400 FEET MSL BOTH ROTOR/ENGINE RPM'S DESCENDED BELOW GREEN ARC, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ADDED THROTTLE TO RETURN ROTOR/ENGINE RPM'S TO CORRECT OPERATING RANGE. NEITHER ROTOR OR ENGINE RPM RESPONDED TO INCREASED THROTTLE RATHER THEY CONTINUED TO DECAY.  THE AIRCRAFT COME TO REST ON ITS SIDE APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 50 FEET FROM THE AIRPORT SOUTH PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 CEN20LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA261), Jul 4, 2020: Enstrom 280 (N282SH), Des Moines, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: The partial loss of rotor and engine speed during approach for landing, which resulted in an autorotation and impact with terrain. The reason for the partial loss of rotor and engine speed could not…

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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