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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Burke Island, WA · November 13, 1981

Date
November 13, 1981 · 15:00 local
Place
Burke Island, WA
Airport
Woodland
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N555BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA82DYE01
Reported as
Enstrm 280C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
147 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit while taking pictures at low altitude. Autorotated through trees. No defects. Possible low fuel unporting

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHILE TAKING PICTURES AT LOW ALTITUDE. AUTOROTATED THROUGH TREES.NO DEFECTS.POSSIBLE LOW FUEL UNPORTING

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.