Enstrom 280C N51780
16 November 1980 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 November 1980 at about 06:50 local time, a Enstrom 280C registered N51780 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom 280C
- Registration
- N51780
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-2979
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Enstrom 280 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1980 | Enstrom 280C | Arbutus, Maryland, United States | Security Ford | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1980 | Enstrom 280C | Jackson, New Hampshire, United States | Maine Rotors | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1981 | Enstrom 280C | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1981 | Enstrom 280C | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1979 | Enstrom 280-C | Brighton, Colorado, United States | Concrete Contr | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1979 | Enstrom 280C | Colorado City, Texas, United States | Mid-West Aero | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |