# Incident 19801018075209I: Enstrm 280C, Kalispell, MT, October 18, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51657-2008-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075209I

## Narrative

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

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 20041026033369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041026033369I), Oct 26, 2004: Enstrm 280C (N51657), Monroe, LA, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19950614047169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950614047169A), Jun 14, 1995: Enstrm 280C (N51657), The Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Low and slow blow drying trees lost power. Landed hard open area. Loose magneto. Points not secured.

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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