# Incident 19811005079489I: Enstrm 280C, Draper, UT, October 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Draper, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4971° N, 111.8646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Draper, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4971&lon=-111.8646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51735, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005079489I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK POWER LINES ON APPROACH TO TOUCHDOWN.ELECTRICAL BURNS TO THE TAIL BOOM. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N51735 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820102000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102000139A), Jan 2, 1982: Enstrm 280C (N51735), Midway, UT, Substantial damage. Flew helicopter into ground in a whiteout condition while trying to air taxi from parking area to barn hanger.

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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