19841028058679A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Enstrm 280C · Butler, PA · October 28, 1984

Date
October 28, 1984 · 14:04 local
Place
Butler, PA
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N51686
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FA015
Reported as
Enstrm 280C
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360E1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
372 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Rear of helicopter struck a high transmission static line on approach to landing area. Pitched down, struck ground.

As the FAA filed it

REAR OF HELICOPTER STRUCK A HIGH TRANSMISSION STATIC LINE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AREA. PITCHED DOWN, STRUCK GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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