# Accident 19780924033029A: Enstrm 280, Kingman, AZ, September 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1978
- Place: Kingman, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.1894° N, 114.0530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1894&lon=-114.0530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N665H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N665H) (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: 2,417 total, 86 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUK09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780924033029A

## 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 LAX78FUK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUK09), Sep 24, 1978: Enstrom 280C (N665H), Kingman, AZ, 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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