# NTSB DEN79IA063: Enstrom 280-C, N598H, Brighton, CO, September 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1979
- Place: Brighton, CO · BRIGHTON, CO
- Location: 39.9657° N, 104.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9657&lon=-104.7941&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79IA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79IA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0057  79/9/19  NR.BRIGHTON,CO        ENSTROM 280-C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1730                    N598H               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  34, 8970 TOTAL HOURS, 130
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHTON,CO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- TWO STUDS SEPARATED FM PITCH LINK RETAINER ASSEMBLY ALLOWING FREE MOVEMENT OF ONE T/R BLADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N598H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280-C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No 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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