# NTSB NYC76FHM06: Enstrom 280, N22BV, Mahwah, NJ, August 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1975
- Place: Mahwah, NJ · MAHWAH, NJ
- Location: 41.0887° N, 74.1438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mahwah, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0887&lon=-74.1438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2706  75/8/11    MAHWAH,NJ           ENSTROM 280         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1610                    N22BV               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 34, 2990 TOTAL HOURS, 75
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAHWAH,NJ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT CRASH LANDED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22BV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22BV-1998-11-12), registration cancelled 1998-11-12, S/N 1012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280
- Registry model: [Enstrom 280](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280) (registry code 3300502) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19750811029329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750811029329A), Aug 11, 1975: Enstrm 280, Mahwah, NJ, Substantial damage. Plt crash landed into trees.

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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