Aircraft safety record

Enstrom helicopter accidents

Safety record and accident history for Enstrom helicopters, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.

Total incidents

Confirmed fatalities

Fatal incidents

Fatal rate

14.5%

Most affected models

Enstrom F2817 incidents

Enstrom 280FX12 incidents

Enstrom 28011 incidents

Enstrom F-28C7 incidents

Enstrom F-28F5 incidents

Probable causes

Under investigation73 incidents

Pilot error4 incidents

Weather2 incidents

Mechanical failure2 incidents

Date	Location	Model	Fatalities	Severity	Cause	Source
2026-03-29	🇺🇸Oelwein, United States	F-28F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2026-02-02	🇺🇸Leeds, United States	F28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-12-28	🇺🇸Hammonton, United States	F28	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2025-03-15	🇺🇸Waterford, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2024-07-27	🇺🇸Russellville, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2024-02-15	🇺🇸Lewistown, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2023-12-01	🇺🇸Madrid, United States	280	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2023-03-05	🇺🇸Anchorage, United States	F-28C	—	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2023-03-05	🇺🇸Anchorage, United States	F-28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2022-07-19	🇺🇸Nurnberg, United States	F28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2022-06-07	🇺🇸Greenville, United States	F28	2	fatal	Weather	NTSB CAROL ↗
2022-06-07	🇺🇸Greenville, United States	F28	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-09-08	🇺🇸Toughkenamon, United States	F28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-08-25	🇺🇸Llanfachreth, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-08-21	🇺🇸Port Orange, United States	280	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-07-30	🇺🇸Colchester, United States	280	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-07-28	🇺🇸Mountain Home, United States	F-28A	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2021-05-09	🇺🇸Palmer, United States	F-28F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2020-10-10	🇺🇸Woodstock, United States	480	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2020-07-04	🇺🇸Des Moines, United States	280	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2020-06-24	🇺🇸Hayden, United States	280	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2020-06-04	🇺🇸Murphy, United States	480	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-12-31	🇺🇸Danbury, United States	F28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-12-31	🇺🇸Danbury, United States	F28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB CAROL ↗
2019-12-11	🇺🇸Riverton, United States	F28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-12-11	🇺🇸Riverton, United States	F28	—	minor	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL ↗
2019-10-25	🇺🇸Jordan Valley, United States	280F	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-10-25	🇺🇸Jordan Valley, United States	280F	1	fatal	Weather	NTSB CAROL ↗
2019-09-28	🇺🇸Bloomsburg, United States	F28	—	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2019-09-28	🇺🇸Bloomsburg, United States	F28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2019-03-22	🇺🇸Blazkov village, Czech Republic., United States	480	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2018-10-07	🇺🇸Bridgeville, United States	F28	—	unknown	CFIT / Terrain	NTSB CAROL ↗
2018-10-07	🇺🇸Bridgeville, United States	F28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2017-12-02	🇺🇸Bacoor, United States	480	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2017-08-22	🇺🇸Glendale, United States	F 28F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB CAROL ↗
2017-08-22	🇺🇸Glendale, United States	F 28F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2017-07-19	🇺🇸Ontario, United States	F 28C	—	serious	Mechanical failure	NTSB CAROL ↗
2017-07-19	🇺🇸Ontario, United States	F 28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2016-06-27	🇺🇸Zeeland, United States	280	—	unknown	Fire	NTSB CAROL ↗
2016-06-27	🇺🇸Zeeland, United States	280	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2016-03-26	🇺🇸Sodus, United States	F280	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2016-03-26	🇺🇸Sodus, United States	F280	—	unknown	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2016-02-24	🇺🇸Globitsy, United States	F28	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2016-02-12	🇺🇸Menominee, United States	TH-180	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB CAROL ↗
2016-02-12	🇺🇸Menominee, United States	TH-180	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2016-01-25	🇺🇸Phoenix, United States	280	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2016-01-24	🇺🇸Phoenix, United States	280	—	minor	Under investigation	NTSB CAROL ↗
2016-01-22	🇺🇸Buttwil, United States	280	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2016-01-13	🇺🇸Ritter Butte, United States	F-28	—	serious	Pilot error	NTSB CAROL ↗
2016-01-13	🇺🇸Ritter Butte, United States	F-28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2015-12-10	🇺🇸Salinas Victoria, United States	280	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2015-06-14	🇺🇸Romeoville, United States	F 28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2015-05-06	🇺🇸Argyle, United States	F-28F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2015-03-14	🇺🇸Shelby, United States	F28 - C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2015-01-26	🇺🇸Erie, United States	280FX	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2014-12-08	🇺🇸Fort Lupton, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2014-08-07	🇺🇸Tomah, United States	F 28F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2014-04-05	🇺🇸Kirchham, Austria, United States	280 - FX	1	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2014-01-29	🇺🇸Memphis, United States	F 28A	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2013-10-12	🇺🇸Wolica Kozia, United States	280 - FX	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2013-09-27	🇺🇸Bloomsburg, United States	F-28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2013-07-26	🇺🇸Danbury, United States	F-28A	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2013-06-19	🇺🇸Danbury, United States	F-28A	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2013-04-24	🇺🇸Lanesboro, United States	F-28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2013-03-27	🇺🇸Twin Falls, United States	F-28F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2012-12-07	🇺🇸Abilene, United States	F-28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2012-09-16	🇺🇸Fort Worth, United States	F-28A	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2012-05-20	🇺🇸Twin Falls, United States	F28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2012-04-03	🇺🇸Corpus Christi, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2012-02-20	🇺🇸Kalispell, United States	F28	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2011-09-03	🇺🇸Heber City, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2011-08-29	🇺🇸Menominee, United States	F-28F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2011-06-23	🇺🇸Blair, United States	F-28C-2	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2011-02-26	🇺🇸Fort Pierce, United States	F-28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2010-03-04	🇺🇸Goshen, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2010-02-06	🇺🇸Fort Pierce, United States	F-28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2009-08-05	🇺🇸Mont Laurier, United States	F28	2	fatal	Under investigation	NTSB
2009-04-20	🇺🇸Dacono, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2009-03-19	🇺🇸Wendover, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2008-08-06	🇺🇸Aurora, United States	280FX	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2008-07-23	🇺🇸Amberg, United States	F28F	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2008-04-18	🇺🇸Mosby, United States	F28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB
2008-04-18	🇺🇸Mosby, United States	F28C	—	unknown	Under investigation	NTSB

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