# Accident 19770225039159A: Enstrm 280, Dillon, IN, February 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1977
- Place: Dillon, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N594H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N594H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770225039159A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA032), Feb 25, 1977: Enstrom 280C (N594H), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N594H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770709018739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770709018739A), Jul 9, 1977: Enstrm 280 (N594H), MT, Substantial damage

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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