# Accident 19840828050879A: Enstrm 280C, Bluffdale, UT, August 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1984, 19:20 local time
- Place: Bluffdale, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5007° N, 111.9401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5007&lon=-111.9401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4992M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4992M-2014-12-17) (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: 1,677 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840828050879A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK POWERLINE WHILE HOVERING NEAR ITS PAD. PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED HELICOPTER AND NOT RATED.

## 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 DEN84LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA271), Aug 29, 1984: Enstrom 280C (N4992M), Bluffdale, UT, 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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