Accident · 2004-11-14

NTSB case IAD05LA031 · Enstrom 280C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-11-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Enstrom 280C (N51739)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the pilot's improper decision to operate the helicopter outside the height velocity curve.

Source: NTSB case IAD05LA031

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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