# Accident 19820102000139A: Enstrm 280C, Midway, UT, January 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1982, 14:15 local time
- Place: Midway, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5006° N, 111.5207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5006&lon=-111.5207&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 HIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 109 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DTM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102000139A

## Narrative

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

FLEW HELICOPTER INTO GROUND IN A WHITEOUT CONDITION WHILE TRYING TO AIR TAXI FROM PARKING AREA TO BARN HANGER.

## 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 DEN82DTM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTM08), Jan 2, 1982: Enstrom 280C (N51735), Midway, UT, destroyed

## Other reports on N51735 (1)

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

- [Incident 19811005079489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005079489I), Oct 5, 1981: Enstrm 280C (N51735), Draper, UT, Minor damage. Helicopter struck power lines on approach to touchdown. Electrical burns to the tail boom. Minor 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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