# Accident 19950614047169A: Enstrm 280C, The Dalles, OR, June 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FELL
- Location: 45.5398° N, 121.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5398&lon=-121.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51657-2008-07-09) (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 HIO360E1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 427 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950614047169A

## Narrative

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

LOW AND SLOW BLOW DRYING TREES LOST POWER. LANDED HARD OPEN AREA. LOOSE MAGNETO. POINTS NOT SECURED.

## 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 SEA95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA118), Jun 14, 1995: Enstrom 280C (N51657), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO ONE SET OF IGNITION POINTS BECOMING LOOSE DURING FLIGHT. FACTORS INCLUDED THE LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT AND MANEUVERING REQUIRED TO CONDUCT THE OPERATION AND THE…

## Other reports on N51657 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041026033369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041026033369I), Oct 26, 2004: Enstrm 280C (N51657), Monroe, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot enroute from Monroe, LA to minden, LA in cruise flight, engine quit. Pilot performed an autorotation to the median of interstate 20. On landing…
- [Incident 19801018075209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075209I), Oct 18, 1980: Enstrm 280C (N51657), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. Skid caught a tree root on takeoff, pilot interpreted as loss of tail rotor control. Autorotated on a hillside.

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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