# Accident 19780728026319A: Enstrm 280, Lester,Wa, WA, July 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1978
- Place: Lester,Wa, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 47.2093° N, 121.4940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lester, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2093&lon=-121.4940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N530H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N530H-1981-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,917 total, 286 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK78X0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728026319A

## Narrative

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

ENG AND ROTOR RPM DECAYED DUE TO OVERRICH MIXTURE CAUSED BY MANIFOLDVALVE OPENING DUE EXC M/P.

## 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 UNK78X0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0129), Jul 28, 1978: Enstrom 280C (N530H), Lester, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N530H (1)

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

- [Accident 19760517015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760517015299A), May 17, 1976: Enstrm 280 (N530H), Prairie City, OR, Substantial damage. Tkof fm quarry at 6100FT.lost RPM when out of ground-effect.

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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