Accident: Enstrom F280
Mar 26, 2016 · Sodus, NY
NTSB numberGAA16CA163Event id20160328X33033
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's improper collective application at touchdown during a practice run-on landing, which resulted in the main rotor system impacting the tailboom and the forward portion of the fuselage impacting terrain during remedial action by the flight instructor. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Enstrom F280
- Registration
- N5698Y
- Year built
- 1981
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown Abnormal runway contact
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Canandaigua Airport (IUA)21 nm (40 km) south-west
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