# NTSB MIA78FKJ29: Enstrom 280C, N660H, Smith Lake, AL, April 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1978
- Place: Smith Lake, AL · SMITH LAKE, AL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1226   78/4/4    SMITH LAKE,AL       ENSTROM 280C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2700
        TIME - 1500                    N660H               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALEYVILLE,AL               SMITH LAKE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N660H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780404006519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780404006519A), Apr 4, 1978: Enstrm 280, Smith Lake, AL, Destroyed

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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