Enstrom 280C N51694
9 September 1981 · Helena, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 September 1981 at about 12:10 local time, a Enstrom 280C registered N51694, operated by Capital Aero I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Helena, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Helena, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Helena
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom 280C
- Registration
- N51694
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Capital Aero I
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Helena, Mt → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-2941
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PERFORMING AUTOROTATIONS W PWR RCVY, ENG FAILED AFT AUTOROTATION INITIATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom 280 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1981 | Enstrom 280C | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1981 | Enstrom 280C | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1981 | Enstrom 280C | Burke Island, Washington, United States | Brusco Booming | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1981 | Enstrom 280C | Savannah, Georgia, United States | Skytel Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1980 | Enstrom 280C | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1982 | Enstrom 280C | Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States | Rotor Aire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |