NONE · Enstrom 280C · 1999-09-30 · LONGMONT, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN99LA173
Event ID
20001212X19750
Type
Accident
Date
1999-09-30
Location
LONGMONT, CO, USA
Coordinates
40.169178, -105.109924
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Enstrom
Model
280C
Registration
N84DH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
An inaccurate touchdown during a full autorotation, which resulted in main rotor flex which cut off the tail boom. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in helicopters and high density altitude.