# NTSB SEA77FYM24: Enstrom 280C, N110VE, Beaverton, OR, March 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1977
- Place: Beaverton, OR · BEAVERTON, OR
- Location: 45.4781° N, 122.8171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaverton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4781&lon=-122.8171&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1134  77/3/29    BEAVERTON,OR        ENSTROM 280C        CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N110VE              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALOHA,OR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT DESCRIBED HI-FREQ VIBRATION IN CYCLIC AND PEDALS,RPM INCREASED,REMAINED HIGH IN DESCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N110VE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110VE-1980-10-10), registration cancelled 1980-10-10, S/N 1061, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280C
- Registry model: [Enstrom Helicopter 280C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (registry code 3300505) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19770329010239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770329010239A), Mar 29, 1977: Enstrm 280C, Beaverton, OR, Destroyed. Plt described hi-freq vibration in cyclic and pedals,RPM increased,remained high in descent.

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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