Plane Crash List

Enstrom 280 accidents

The NTSB database holds 119 accidents and incidents involving the Enstrom 280, recorded between 1975 to 2025. 17 of them were fatal (14%), and 27 people died.

The deadliest year was 1984, with 4 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (12 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Spain.

42 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

119
Records
17
Fatal
27
Deaths
14%
Share fatal
1975 to 2025
Period
Show these on the map 77 of 119 have coordinates

By decade

1970s 20
1980s 36
1990s 18
2000s 19
2010s 14
2020s 12

All 119 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
20 Apr 1980 Enstrom 280C
N51791
Jackson, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
Maine Rotors No injuries -
19 Sep 1979 Enstrom 280-C
N598H
Brighton, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
Concrete Contr No injuries -
17 Sep 1979 Enstrom 280C
N222NT
Vancouver, Washington, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
8 Sep 1979 Enstrom 280C
N554H
Carson City, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
31 Aug 1979 Enstrom 280C
N562H
Duckwater, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
29 Mar 1979 Enstrom 280C
N51781
Colorado City, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Mid-West Aero No injuries -
24 Sep 1978 Enstrom 280C
N665H
Kingman, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
Laughlin REC. Serious injuries -
6 Aug 1978 Enstrom 280C
N51651
Buhl, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
John Ison No injuries -
19 Jul 1978 Enstrom 280C
N123MT
Boise, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
Trimble Oil Co No injuries -
25 Jun 1978 Enstrom 280C
N627H
Vaughn, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
5 Apr 1978 Enstrom 280C
N638H
Trout Creek, Montana, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
4 Apr 1978 Enstrom 280C
N660H
Smith Lake, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
5 Oct 1977 Enstrom 280C
N111EE
Aloha, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
Bones Construc No injuries -
7 Jul 1977 Enstrom 280C
N594H
Dillon, Montana, United States
no coordinates
Evel Knievel E No injuries -
30 Jun 1977 Enstrom 280C
N579H
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
24 Jun 1977 Enstrom 280C
N587H
Prt Washingtn, New York, United States
no coordinates
McCormick Sand No injuries -
29 Mar 1977 Enstrom 280C
N110VE
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
Bones Const Co Serious injuries -
25 Feb 1977 Enstrom 280C
N594H
Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
Enstrom Helico Minor injuries -
11 Aug 1975 Enstrom 280
N22BV
Mahwah, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
Dockwatch Quar Minor injuries -