Enstrom 280C N554H
8 September 1979 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1979 at about 11:00 local time, a Enstrom 280C registered N554H was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Carson City, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carson City, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carson City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Enstrom 280C
- Registration
- N554H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3698
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
WITNESS ESTD HEL WAS TRAVELING 50MPH DRG TOUCHDOWN.WND GUSTING 40KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Enstrom 280 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1979 | Enstrom 280-C | Brighton, Colorado, United States | Concrete Contr | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1979 | Enstrom 280C | Colorado City, Texas, United States | Mid-West Aero | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1979 | Enstrom 280C | Duckwater, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1979 | Enstrom 280C | Vancouver, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |