# NTSB Accident WPR14CA101
> **ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP 280C** · 2014-01-21 · Showlow, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR14CA101
- **Event ID:** 20140121X14119
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-01-21
- **Location:** Showlow, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.264446, -110.007774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP
- **Model:** 280C
- **Registration:** N51683
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor RPM during the takeoff run in a high density altitude environment, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with terrain.

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