# Accident 19830824045679A: Enstrm 280C, Hailey, ID, August 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5693° N, 114.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5693&lon=-114.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999TP-2018-01-10) (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*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 87 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830824045679A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY ON A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TAKEOFF. MADE HARD LANDING AND CHOPPED OFF THE TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 SEA83LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA194), Aug 25, 1983: Enstrom 280C (N999TP), N. Hailey, ID, 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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