Enstrom 280C N5692D
26 September 1987 · Bountiful, Utah, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1987 at about 17:45 local time, a Enstrom 280C registered N5692D, operated by Lynn Roger Calder, was involved in an accident near Bountiful, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bountiful, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.8810, -111.8209
- Aircraft
- Enstrom 280C
- Registration
- N5692D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lynn Roger Calder
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bountiful → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA245
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE ON A LOCAL LOW LEVEL PLEASURE FLT THE PLT FAILED TO SEE POWER LINES AND AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE LINES OCCURRED SEVERING THE RIGHT SKID AND 90 DEGREE GEAR BOX FROM THE ACFT. A SEMI-AUTOROTATIVE CRASH OCCURRED ON THE BANK OF A IRRIGATION RESERVOIR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom 280 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1988 | Enstrom 280C | Fremont, California, United States | Pegasus Aviation Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1986 | Enstrom 280C | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | Rhedom Realty Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Enstrom 280FX | Menominee, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1988 | Enstrom 280C | Glendive, Montana, United States | Kohler, Terry J. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1986 | Enstrom 280C | Ontario, California, United States | Lane W. Noren/Dennis J. Weih | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Aug 1989 | Enstrom 280C | Milbridge, Maine, United States | Harold Leighton | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1987 | Cessna 152 | Tremonton, Utah, United States | Professional Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1987 | Cessna 182P | Monument Valley, Utah, United States | Groomer, Ellis G. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1987 | Beechcraft C45G | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1987 | Cessna 185C | Cedar City, Utah, United States | Keith R. Hooker, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1987 | Swearingen SA-226TC | Kearns, Utah, United States | Sky West Airlines Inc. | Fatal | 10 |
| 26 Mar 1987 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Park City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |