N5691W1979 Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 19, 2015.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Eagle Flight Helicopters INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Denver, CO
- Certificate issued
- Jun 4, 2002
- Canceled
- May 19, 2015
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 16, 1977
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Enstrom Helicopter Corp
- Model
- 280C
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- 1176
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 3
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- H1CE
- Mode S code
- A74AE9
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Hi0-360 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 205 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2002 – 2015Eagle Flight Helicopters INCDenver, CO
- 1964Individual ownerHamburg, NY · different airframe: Piper Pa-28-150 S/N 28-1039
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-01 | The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Helicopters | Feb 21, 2018 | Airframe (280C)Certain serial numbers: 480 5001–5006. Only with: With main rotor spindle P/N 28-14282-11 or 28-14282-13 installed. |
| 2017-26-03 | The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Helicopters | Jan 4, 2018 | Airframe (280C)Only with: Rod end bearing assembly P/N 01-824-08E-011, 09455-01-824-08E-011, ECD091-1, ASMK8T, M81935/1-08K, MS21242S8K, or MTK8 installed. |
| 2012-11-05 | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Helicopters | Jul 3, 2012 | Airframe (280C)Only with: Helicopters with trim relay P/N KUP14D55-24, KUP14D55-472, M83536/10-015M, or M83536/10-024M installed; does not apply to helicopters with reversible trim motor P/N 28-16621 or P/N AD1R-10. |
| 2011-26-10 | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Helicopters | Jan 23, 2012 | Airframe (280C)Only with: Helicopters with a trim relay P/N KUP14D55-472, M83536/10-015M, or M83536/10-024M installed; does not apply to helicopters with reversible trim motor P/N 28-16621 or AD1R-10. |
| 2002-08-03 | Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Model F-28, F-28A, F-28C, F-28F, 280, 280C, 280F, and… | May 2, 2002 | Airframe (280C) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96-06-03 | The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation Model F-28, F-28A, F-28C, F-28C-2, F-28F, 280, 280C… | Mar 19, 1996 | Airframe (280C) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Tail rotor drive · gear · brokenApr 18, 2000
PILOT REPORTED NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OIL LEVEL IN SIGHT GLASS. WHEN SIGHT GLASS REMOVED, A PIECE OF GEAR SET (TOOTH) ABOUT .4375 INCH LONG WAS FOUND INSIDE. ACFT HAD RETURNED FROM FLYING, AND THERE WAS NO VIBS OF NOISE. WEAR MARKS ON BROKEN PART GAVE APPEARANCE OF HAVING BEEN BROKEN FOR QUITE SOME…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · alternator · misinstalledJul 1, 1999
ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT REMOVING THE COOLING FAN FROM THE ALTERNATOR PER THE ENSTROM MM. FAN THREW A BLADE WHICH PUNCTURED THE OIL COOLER CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED BULLETINS CALLING FOR INSPECTION OF INSTALLING OF COOLING FAN AND REMOVAL IF FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · oil cooler · damagedJul 1, 1999
ALTERNATOR WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT REMOVING THE COOLING FAN FROM THE ALTERNATOR PER THE ENSTROM MM. FAN THREW A BLADE WHICH PUNCTURED THE OIL COOLER CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED BULLETINS CALLING FOR INSPECTION OF INSTALLING OF COOLING FAN AND REMOVAL IF FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026