# NTSB SEA76FYC49: Enstrom F-28A, N530H, Prairie City, OR, May 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1976
- Place: Prairie City, OR · PRAIRIE CITY, OR
- Location: 44.4611° N, 118.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairie City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4611&lon=-118.7094&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 July 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYC49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1892  76/5/17    PRAIRIE CITY,OR     ENSTROM F-28A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 78
        TIME - 1230                    N530H               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JOHN DAY,OR                 RETURN                       DEARDORFF SUMMIT,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- TKOF FM QUARRY AT 6100FT.LOST RPM WHEN OUT OF GROUND-EFFECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N530H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N530H-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 1025 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM F-28A
- Registry model: [Enstrom Helicopter 280C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (registry code 3300505) (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 19760517015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760517015299A), May 17, 1976: Enstrm 280, Prairie City, OR, Substantial damage. Tkof fm quarry at 6100FT.lost RPM when out of ground-effect.

## Other investigations on N530H (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 UNK78X0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0129), Jul 28, 1978: Enstrom 280C (N530H), Lester, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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