CEN09WA390

NTSB accident investigation · Enstrom Helicopter 480B · Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic · May 28, 2009

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
May 28, 2009, 14:40 local (14:40 UTC)
Place
Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N878EEEnstrom Helicopter 480B
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
74139

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N878EE
Reported as
Enstrom Helicopter 480B
Category
Helicopter
Serial number
5122
Engine
Rolls-Royc 250-C20W, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Registered owner
Cessna Finance Corp

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.