# NTSB Accident FTW96LA291
> **Enstrom 280C** · 1996-07-03 · CASTLE ROCK, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA291
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06213
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-03
- **Location:** CASTLE ROCK, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.369449, -104.849983
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Enstrom
- **Model:** 280C
- **Registration:** N51763
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Total failure of the magneto.  A factor was the pilot operating the helicopter with a known deficiency.

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