# Accident 20240727013599A: Enstrom 280FX, Russellville, KY, July 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2024, 13:50 local time
- Place: Russellville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7996° N, 86.8109° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7996&lon=-86.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280D-2025-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom 280FX (registry code 3300506, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD (registry code 41896, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-f1ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280FX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 98 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240727013599A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY JULY 27TH 2024 AT 1850 ZULU, AN ENSTROM 280FX, REGISTERED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING UNDER 14 CFR PART 61 WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A RAPID DEACCELERATION MANEUVER OVER THE TAXIWAY AT RUSSELLVILLE-LOGAN COUNTY AIRPORT (4M7).  UPON COMPLETION OF THE MANUEVER, THE PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT PEDAL TURN TO REPOSITION. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND COMING TO A REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE OR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY.

## 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 ERA24LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA327), Jul 27, 2024: Enstrom 280FX (N280D), Russellville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain sufficient rotor rpm while maneuvering the helicopter low to the ground, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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