# Accident 19811113074489A: Enstrm 280C, Burke Island, WA, November 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Burke Island, WA
- Airport: Woodland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9346° N, 122.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burke Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9346&lon=-122.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BT-1982-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (registry code 3300505, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DYE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113074489A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA82DYE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYE01), Nov 13, 1981: Enstrom 280C (N555BT), Burke Island, WA, 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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