Accident: Enstrom 280
Jul 4, 2020 · Des Moines, IA
NTSB numberCEN20LA261Event id20200704X12416
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The partial loss of rotor and engine speed during approach for landing, which resulted in an autorotation and impact with terrain. The reason for the partial loss of rotor and engine speed could not be determined based on the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper execution of the autorotation.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Enstrom 280
- Registration
- N282SH
- Year built
- 2005
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final Miscellaneous/other
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Des Moines International Airport (DSM)1 nm (3 km) north-east
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