# Accident 19770223016959A: Enstrm 280C, Ft.Meade, FL, February 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1977
- Place: Ft.Meade, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 27.7648° N, 81.8042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7648&lon=-81.8042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345RA-1977-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 140 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770223016959A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA035), Feb 23, 1977: Enstrom 280C (N345RA), Ft.Meade, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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