# NTSB investigations: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, PA

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC98LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA079.md): Enstrom F280F · New Alexandria, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1998 · N66JV · Substantial damage
  > A bird strike.
- [NTSB NYC96FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA003.md): Enstrom 280C · Quakertown, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1995 · N976BT · Destroyed
  > 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 for an emergency landing.
- [NTSB NYC93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA109.md): Enstrom 280C · Glen Mills, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1993 · N51739 · Substantial damage
  > An improperly planned approach in which the flare was not attained, and which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC86LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA128.md): Enstrom F-28C · Ephrata, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1986 · N100WZ · Substantial damage
  > The Enstrom F28C was cruising enroute when it experienced a loss of power for reasons unknown. During the landing, in a large open field, the main rotor was damaged and the tail rotor separated from the tail boom. The lone occupant, the pilot, was uninjured…
- [NTSB NYC85FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA015.md): Enstrom 280C · Butler, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1984 · N51686 · Destroyed
  > The helicopter struck the static line of a high voltage transmission line while on a flt to photograph an apartment complex. The owner of the complex accompanied the plt on the flt, there after the acft was to be used for passenger sightseeing flts as part of…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3300505'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3300505&state=PA

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