# Accident 19801116067859A: Enstrm 280C, North Salt Lake, UT, November 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1980, 06:50 local time
- Place: North Salt Lake, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8471° N, 111.9188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Salt Lake, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8471&lon=-111.9188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51780 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,782 total, 630 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116067859A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF TO HOVER. ROLLED OVER ON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 DEN81FTM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM02), Nov 16, 1980: Enstrom 280C (N51780), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage

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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