# Accident 20191025022169A: Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280F, Jordan Valley, OR, October 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Jordan Valley, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3947° N, 117.0469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3947&lon=-117.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280F-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom Helicopter 280F (registry code 3300550, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD (registry code 41896, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-f1ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP 280F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-F1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191025022169A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/25/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL, HELICOPTER N280F IMPACTED THE GROUND 24 MILES SOUTH OF ADRIAN, OREGON.  THERE WERE TWO SOULS ONBOARD, ONE RECEIVED SERIOUS  INJURIES AND ONE FATAL.

THE FLIGHT LEFT THE CALDWELL, IDAHO AIRPORT THAT AFTERNOON FOR A TRIP TO THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS WITH THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND HIS DAUGHTER.  THE HELICOPTER WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 50-100 FEET AGL.  THE PASSENGER REPORTED HER FATHER SAYING THE RPM WERE GETTING LOW, HE WAS WORKING THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL AND POSSIBLY REACHED OUT TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.   SHE DID NOT NOTICE A CHANGE IN THE SOUND OR FEEL OF THE HELICOPTER.  SHE REPORTED SEEING THE RPM LEFT OF THE NORMAL ZONE, THEN THEY SUDDENLY DESCENDED, YAWED AND HIT THE GROUND.

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE WITH A YAW TO THE LEFT.  POST IMPACT WRECKAGE SHOWED THE ROTOR BLADES BENT UPWARD AND AT A SLOW SPEED PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 WPR20FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA016), Oct 25, 2019: Enstrom 280F (N280F), Jordan Valley, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a worn engine air induction hose, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to…

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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