# Incident 19810318024769I: Enstrm 280, Seattle, WA, March 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1981, 12:03 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N267Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N267Q-1992-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom 280 (registry code 3300502, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318024769I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB MAIN ROTOR DRIVE BELT SPLIT. EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N267Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19820809046019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820809046019A), Aug 9, 1982: Enstrm 280 (N267Q), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Helicopter lost power and damage occurred during emergency landing.

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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