# Accident 19820809046019A: Enstrm 280, Seattle, WA, August 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1982, 16:50 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5692° N, 122.3999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5692&lon=-122.3999&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
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 891 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820809046019A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LOST POWER AND DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 SEA82DA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA139), Aug 9, 1982: Enstrom F280 (N267Q), Seattle, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N267Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19810318024769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318024769I), Mar 18, 1981: Enstrm 280 (N267Q), Seattle, WA. During climb main rotor drive belt split. Emergency landing on highway.

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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