# NTSB Accident CEN20LA261
> **Enstrom 280** · 2020-07-04 · Des Moines, IA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN20LA261
- **Event ID:** 20200704X12416
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-07-04
- **Location:** Des Moines, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.518333, -93.682502
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Enstrom
- **Model:** 280
- **Registration:** N282SH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The partial loss of rotor and engine speed during approach for landing, which resulted in an autorotation and impact with terrain. The reason for the partial loss of rotor and engine speed could not be determined based on the available evidence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper execution of the autorotation.

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