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CHI88LA168

1988-07-16 · MENOMINEE, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MNM

Current FAA registration · N280FX

Make / Model
ENSTROM 280FXT
Year of manufacture
1984 · 4 years old at event
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20130429
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2CE8E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF AN AUTOROTATION TO A RUN-ON LANDING, THE HELICOPTER SKIDS DRAGGED IN THE SOFT GRASS UPON TOUCHDOWN, AND THE HELICOPTER VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHEN THE HELICOPTER VEERED LEFT, THE RIGHT SKID DUG DEEPER INTO THE TURF AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88LA168.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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