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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Enstrm 280C · Kalispell, MT · October 18, 1980

Date: October 18, 1980 · 16:30 local
Place: Kalispell, MT
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51657
Reported as: Enstrm 280C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total250 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N51657Registration cancelled Jul 9, 2008 · Enstrom Helicopter 280CS/N 1097 Airframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280C

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Skid caught a tree root on takeoff, pilot interpreted as loss of tail rotor control. Autorotated on a hillside.

As the FAA filed it

SKID CAUGHT A TREE ROOT ON TAKEOFF, PILOT INTERPRETED AS LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. AUTOROTATED ON A HILLSIDE.

Other reports on N51657 · 2

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

Incident 20041026033369IPwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Monroe, LA(-23) Pilot enroute from Monroe, LA to minden, LA in cruise flight, engine quit. Pilot performed an autorotation to the median of interstate 20. On landing tail protector and tail rotor blades damaged.Oct 26, 2004 · Minor damage Accident 19950614047169ALow Level Operations · The Dalles, ORLow and slow blow drying trees lost power. Landed hard open area. Loose magneto. Points not secured.Jun 14, 1995 · Substantial damage