# NTSB DEN81FTM02: Enstrom 280C, N51780, Salt Lake City, UT, November 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1980
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2979  80/11/16   SALT LAKE CITY,UT   ENSTROM 280C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3782
        TIME - 0650                    N51780              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N51780 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801116067859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116067859A), Nov 16, 1980: Enstrm 280C, North Salt Lake, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control after liftoff to hover. Rolled over on ground impact.

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.

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