# NTSB Accident IAD05CA027
> **Enstrom 280C** · 2004-12-30 · Pedricktown, NJ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD05CA027
- **Event ID:** 20050119X00070
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-30
- **Location:** Pedricktown, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.735553, -75.397499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Enstrom
- **Model:** 280C
- **Registration:** N175BM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the takeoff and his failure to flare during the autorotation.

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