# Accident 19860228004279A: Enstrm 280C, Ontario, CA, February 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1986, 22:44 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: Ontario International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0204° N, 117.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0204&lon=-117.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5694R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5694R-1986-02-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860228004279A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER HIT THE GROUND IN IFR CONDITIONS. THE STUDENTS WRE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR NIGHT OR CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX86FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA130), Mar 1, 1986: Enstrom 280C (N5694R), Ontario, CA, 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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