# Accident 20110903020789A: Enstrom 280FX, Heber City, UT, September 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2011, 12:30 local time
- Place: Heber City, UT
- Airport: Heber City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SKPJ
- Location: 40.4878° N, 111.3375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4878&lon=-111.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280AD-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom 280FX (registry code 3300506, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HI0-360 series (registry code 41553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280FX
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HI0-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903020789A

## Narrative

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

SKYPARK HELICOPTERS WAS CARRING OUT PART 91 AIR TOURS OUT OF THE HEBER CITY AIRPORT DURING A FLY-IN. THEY HAD BEEN FUELING THE HELICOPTER WITH A GAS CAN. ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WITH 2 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, THEY HAD FLOWN OVER THE PASSENGERS HOUSE. ON THE TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING AND THEN QUIT. THE HELICOPTER CRASHED IN TO A FIELD, SEROUSLY INJURING ALL 3 OCCUPANTS. THE 15 YEAR OLD MALE ENDED UP UNDERNEATH THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 WPR11FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA426), Sep 3, 2011: Enstrom 280FX (N280AD), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that there was sufficient fuel onboard to conduct the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the severity of the…

## Other reports on N280AD (1)

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

- [Accident 20090319002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090319002389A), Mar 19, 2009: Enstrm 280FX (N280AD), Wendover, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 19, 2009 whirly bird helicopter instructor [privacy data omitted] and private pilot [privacy data omitted] departed ogden, UT on a commercial…

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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