# Accident 19830616039049A: Enstrm 280C, Frisco, TX, June 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Frisco, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1403° N, 96.8100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1403&lon=-96.8100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51738, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51738-2014-10-27) (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 HIO360E1BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,369 total, 142 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616039049A

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL LIGHT AND YAW. AUTOROTATED ONTO SOFT GROUND. TILTED ON LANDING. ROTORS CUT OFF TAILBOOM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 FTW83LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA287), Jun 17, 1983: Enstrom 280C (N51738), Frisco, TX, 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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