# Accident 19831009053539A: Enstrm 280C, Portland, OR, October 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5804° N, 122.7010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5804&lon=-122.7010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222NT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222NT-1990-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F280 (registry code 3300510, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM 280C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 7 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831009053539A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED A POWER LOSS ON INITIAL CLIMB. TAIL BOOM STRUCK A PICKUP ON A HARD LANDING IN A PARKING LOT. 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 SEA84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA009), Oct 9, 1983: Enstrom 280C (N222NT), Portland, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N222NT (1)

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

- [Accident 19790917032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917032409A), Sep 17, 1979: Enstrm 280C (N222NT), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation landing over rough terrain. Engine quit. Landed tipped. Rotors hit tail. Low turbo RPM.

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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