# Accident 19830627027169A: Enstrm 280C, Kent, WA, June 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1983, 17:44 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4000° N, 122.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4000&lon=-122.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N652H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N652H-1992-05-14) (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 HIO360E1BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,176 total, 5,740 in this make and model, 375 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830627027169A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. CRASHED IN A FLAT SPIN LEVEL ATTITUDE. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT SPLINE FAILURE.

## 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 SEA83FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA135), Jun 28, 1983: Enstrom 280C (N652H), Kent, 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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