Enstrom 280C N5686Z
17 December 1982 · North Plains, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 December 1982 at about 13:45 local time, a Enstrom 280C registered N5686Z, operated by Paul David Zimmerly, was involved in an accident near North Plains, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Plains, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.6703, -123.0201
- Aircraft
- Enstrom 280C
- Registration
- N5686Z
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paul David Zimmerly
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ridgefield → Hillsboro
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- SEA83FYM02
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AT ABOUT 0530 PST, THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM HIS HOME AT RIDGE FIELD, WA ON A FLIGHT TO HILLSBORO, OR. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S INSTRUCTOR, THE NORMAL ROUTE USED FOR THIS TRIP WOULD BEEN TO PROCEED ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING TO CORNELIUS PASS, GO THROUGH THE PASS, THEN CONTINUE TO HILLSBORO. THE HELICOPTERCRASHED ABOUT 2.5 MI NORTHWEST OF CORNELIUS PASS. THE 0548 PST HILLSBORO WX WAS 1400 PTLY OBSCD, 3600 OVC, VIS 7 MI, TEMP 45, DEW PT 43, WIND 170 DEG AT 10 GS'TG 30 KTS. THE ELEVATION AT HILLSBORO WAS 204 FT, THE CRASH SITE WAS AT ABOUT 900 FT. THE PILOT'S INSTRUCTOR WAS SEARCHING THE AREA AT 0200. HE STATED THE CRASH SITE WAS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS, THERE WAS STRONG TURBULENCE, THE WIND WAS GUSTING FROM THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 KTS, AND THERE WAS HEAVY RAIN. AN EXAMINATION OF THE SITE REVEALED THE HELICOPTER HAD COLLIDED WITH TREES ON A STEEP SLOPE WHILE IN A TURN. NO PREIMPACT/ MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom 280 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1982 | Enstrom 280C | Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States | Rotor Aire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1982 | Enstrom 280-C | Granger, Wyoming, United States | Mark W. Matherly | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1982 | Enstrom 280C | Steamboat Sprin, Colorado, United States | Glen Jeckel | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1982 | Enstrom 280C | Midway, Utah, United States | Cass R. Ward | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Enstrom 280 | Rayland, Ohio, United States | Ronald Delvecchio | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1981 | Enstrom 280C | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Russell O. Wagner | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1982 | Stinson 108-2 | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Tony R. Dressel | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170A | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | Larry J Voss | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft C45G | Sheridan, Oregon, United States | Sheridan Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 150H | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | TED Mayfield Pacific Parachute | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna R172K | Brownsmead, Oregon, United States | Richard A. Person | Minor injuries | - |