# Accident 19840228006709A: Enstrm 280C, Middleton, ID, February 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1984, 17:20 local time
- Place: Middleton, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7410° N, 116.5806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7410&lon=-116.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51715, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51715-2013-04-01) (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 HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,630 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840228006709A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA84FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA063), Feb 29, 1984: Enstrom 280C (N51715), Middleton, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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