# Accident 19861211069419A: Enstrm 280C, Newport, RI, December 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1986, 17:45 local time
- Place: Newport, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4848° N, 71.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4848&lon=-71.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N647H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N647H-2013-04-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861211069419A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO HEAVY SNOW OVER WATER AT NIGHT. ROTOR TIP STRUCK THE WATER. NO RECORD OF WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 NYC87LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA012), Dec 11, 1986: Enstrom 280C (N647H), Newport, RI, substantial damage, 1 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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