# Accident 19950821026639A: Enstrm 280C, Houston, TX, August 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1995, 09:40 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Weiser Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7510° N, 95.4707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7510&lon=-95.4707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911BT-2012-06-12) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950821026639A

## Narrative

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

CFI HOVER TAXIED INTO HANGAR. GOT AN UPDRAFT OFF FLOOR. ROSE UP. ROTORS DESTROYED HITTING HANGAR TRUSSES.

## 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 FTW95LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA356), Aug 21, 1995: Enstrom 280C (N911BT), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S POOR JUDGEMENT, AND HIS DISREGARD OF THE OWNER'S OBJECTION TO AIR TAXI INTO THE HANGAR.

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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