# NTSB ATL82FKG06: Enstrom 280C, N5700L, Savannah, GA, November 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1981
- Place: Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2961   81/11/7   SAVANNAH,GA         ENSTROM 280C        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1660
        TIME - 1330                    N5700L              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 BLOOMINGDALE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- PAX SAID ROTOR RPM DECREASED IN HOVER,PLT PULLED COLLECTIVE,HELICOPTER SETTLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5700L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5700L-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 1222 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280C
- Registry model: [Enstrom F-28C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (registry code 3300407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811107074139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107074139A), Nov 7, 1981: Enstrm 280C, Savannah, GA, Destroyed. Pilot attempted takeoff in confined area. Lost rotor, RPM and settled back to ground, causing damage.

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.

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