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FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Middleton, ID · February 28, 1984

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Date
February 28, 1984 · 17:20 local
Place
Middleton, ID
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N51715
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA84FA063
Reported as
Enstrm 280C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360E1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,630 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N51715Registration cancelled Apr 1, 2013 · Enstrom Helicopter 280CS/N 1128 · Built 1978Airframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280CEngine modelLycoming HI0-360 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

According to witnesses, helicopter was proceeding 400 ft AGL when it abruptly rotated 180 degrees and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, HELICOPTER WAS PROCEEDING 400 FT AGL WHEN IT ABRUPTLY ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA84FA063Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMiddleton, IDThe acft collided with the terrain during a test flt. Witnesses observed the acft rotate about 180 degrees about its vertical axis go nose low and descend vertically to the ground. A noise change described as a 'sputter' or tone change' was heard during this…Feb 29, 1984 · Destroyed