# Accident 19790831023169A: Enstrm F28C, Duckwater, NV, August 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Duckwater, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9324° N, 115.7145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duckwater, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9324&lon=-115.7145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N562H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N562H-1991-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 133 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DXQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DXQ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831023169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS NEWLY RATED & HAD LOW TIME. TRIED TO GO AROUND FROM A BAD APPROACH. MADE HARD LANDING.

## 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 LAX79DXQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DXQ33), Aug 31, 1979: Enstrom 280C (N562H), Duckwater, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N562H (1)

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

- [Incident 19901021055079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901021055079I), Oct 21, 1990: Enstrm 280C (N562H), Mt St Helems, WA, Minor damage. During external load work,pilot made hard landing after load snagged a tree. Area was mountainous terrain.

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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