# Accident 19951006036129A: Enstrm 280C, Quakertown, PA, October 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1995, 17:20 local time
- Place: Quakertown, PA
- Airport: Quakertown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4307° N, 75.3392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4307&lon=-75.3392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976BT-2014-10-28) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,932 total, 82 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951006036129A

## Narrative

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

IN FLIGHT HEARD THREE POPS. ROTORS SLOWED. BLADES CONED UPWARDS. DROPPED. MAGNETO CLIPS CAME OFF.

## 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 NYC96FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA003), Oct 6, 1995: Enstrom 280C (N976BT), Quakertown, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: improper installation of the magneto by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the loss of ignition and the loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.