# Accident 19821217064399A: Enstrm 280C, North Plains, OR, December 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1982, 05:45 local time
- Place: North Plains, OR
- Airport: Portland Hillsbor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6703° N, 123.0201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6703&lon=-123.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5686Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686Z-2012-06-14) (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 HIO360E1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 327 total, 3 in this make and model, 313 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FYM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821217064399A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER FLEW INTO TREES DURING A TURN IN HILLY TERRAIN. DARK NIGHT, RAIN AND TURBULENCE. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 SEA83FYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FYM02), Dec 17, 1982: Enstrom 280C (N5686Z), North Plains, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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