# NTSB Accident ERA21LA309
> **ENSTROM 280** · 2021-07-30 · Colchester, VT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA309
- **Event ID:** 20210731103595
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-07-30
- **Location:** Colchester, VT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.568671, -73.313212
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ENSTROM
- **Model:** 280
- **Registration:** N36DK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight fire originating in the engine compartment near the turbocharger from a source that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of engine power and led to an autorotation and a hard landing.

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