# Accident 19760423017069A: Enstrm 280, White Bird, ID, April 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1976
- Place: White Bird, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 45.7627° N, 116.3004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Bird, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7627&lon=-116.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715BP-1976-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom 280 (registry code 3300502, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760423017069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED WITH WIRES WHICH WRAPPED ARND M/R & T/R DRIVE SHAFTS.PLT AND PAX LATER DIED OF THEIR INJ.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA76FYG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYG48), Apr 23, 1976: Enstrom F-28A (N715BP), White Bird, ID, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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