# NTSB SEA79DYM65: Enstrom 280C, N222NT, Vancouver, WA, September 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1979
- Place: Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2988  79/9/17  NR.VANCOUVER,WA       ENSTROM 280C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N222NT              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  36, 10911 TOTAL HOURS, 24
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.PLT STATED-HEL NOSED OVER ON UNEVEN TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N222NT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222NT-1990-10-09), registration cancelled 1990-10-09, S/N 1027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTROM 280C
- Registry model: [Enstrom F280](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f280) (registry code 3300510) (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 19790917032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917032409A), Sep 17, 1979: Enstrm 280C, Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation landing over rough terrain. Engine quit. Landed tipped. Rotors hit tail. Low turbo RPM.

## Other investigations on N222NT (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 SEA84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA009), Oct 9, 1983: Enstrom 280C (N222NT), Portland, OR, substantial damage

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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