# Accident 19841028058679A: Enstrm 280C, Butler, PA, October 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1984, 14:04 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8594° N, 79.8906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8594&lon=-79.8906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51686, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51686-2014-10-27) (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: 372 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841028058679A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC85FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA015), Oct 28, 1984: Enstrom 280C (N51686), Butler, PA, 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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