Enstrom 280C N638H
5 April 1978 · Trout Creek, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1978 at about 15:30 local time, a Enstrom 280C registered N638H was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Trout Creek, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Trout Creek, Montana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom 280C
- Registration
- N638H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sand Point, Id → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0687
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CRUISING TIMBER. GUSTING TO 38K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom 280 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 1978 | Enstrom 280C | Kingman, Arizona, United States | Laughlin REC. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1978 | Enstrom 280C | Vaughn, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Enstrom 280C | Buhl, Idaho, United States | John Ison | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1978 | Enstrom 280C | Lester, Washington, United States | 5 JS Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Apr 1978 | Enstrom 280C | Smith Lake, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1978 | Enstrom 280C | Boise, Idaho, United States | Trimble Oil Co | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |