# NTSB SEA82DYE01: Enstrom 280C, N555BT, Burke Island, WA, November 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1981
- Place: Burke Island, WA · BURKE ISLAND, WA
- Location: 45.9346° N, 122.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burke Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9346&lon=-122.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DYE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3189  81/11/13   BURKE ISLAND,WA     ENSTROM 280C        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2177
        TIME - 1500                    N555BT              PX-  0  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KELSO,WA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST PWR WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING AT LOW ALT.UN TO STOP FWD MVMNT BFR TCHDWN.SKIDS CAUGHT ON TALL GRASS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N555BT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BT-1982-03-12), registration cancelled 1982-03-12, S/N 1086 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodland

## 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 19811113074489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113074489A), Nov 13, 1981: Enstrm 280C, Burke Island, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit while taking pictures at low altitude. Autorotated through trees. No defects. Possible low fuel unporting

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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