N890JREnstrom F-28F
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Missoula, MT
- Certificate issued
- Feb 11, 2015
- Expires
- Feb 29, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 30, 1989
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
- Model
- F-28F
- Serial number
- 764
- 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
- AC462C
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Hio-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- 2015 – nowIndividual ownerMissoula, MT · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (F-28F)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 (F-28F)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 (F-28F)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 (F-28F)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 (F-28F) |
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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 (F-28F) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
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.
- Engine controls · control cable · bindingMar 6, 1998
THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE INTERNAL BINDING CAUSES PARTIAL TO FULL LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. UNIT IN SERVICE 20 WEEKS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · rod end bearing · wornMay 19, 1997
ACCELERATED LATERAL BEARING WEAR. EXCEEDED LIMITS WITHIN 304 HOURS. THIS ROD END NORMALLY LASTS UP TO 1,000 HRS IN SERVICE. INSTALLED 2 NEW 01-691-04 BEARINGS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Rotor flight controls · rod end bearing · wornMay 19, 1997
ACCELERATED LATERAL BEARING WEAR. EXCEEDED LIMITS WITHIN 304 HOURS. THIS ROD END NORMALLY LASTS UP TO 1,000 HOURS IN SERVICE. INSTALLED 2 NEW 01-691-04 BEARINGS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Rotor flight controls · relay · stuck contactsSep 11, 1996
POINTS IN RELAY FUSE TOGETHER CAUSING RUNAWAY TRIM ACTION RESULTING IN UNCONTROLLED ATTITUDES OF ACFT. REQUIRES TWO PILOTS ON CYCLIC TO OVERRIDE AND LAND ACFT. RELAY MFG (SIEMENS) HAS INDICATED THIS MAY NOT BE THE CORRECT RELAY FOR THIS APPLICATION. INSTALLED NEW RELAYS PER MM, SDB, AND AD. NOTE:…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · swashplate yoke · crackedJun 7, 1996
CRACKS FOUND BETWEEN CONTROL ROD AND UNIVERSAL YOKES. CRACK RUNS DOWN THE WEB BETWEEN BOTH AT 2 LOCATIONS. THIS IS SECOND FOUND THIS MONTH. THE OTHER CRACKED SWASHPLATE IS S/N 11-897-88H WITH SIMILAR TIME IN SERVICE. CRACKED SWASHPLATE YOKE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. NEW YOKE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor · yoke · crackedJun 7, 1996
CRACKS FOUND BETWEEN CONTROL ROD AND UNIVERSAL YOKES. CRACK RUNS DOWN THE WEB BETWEEN BOTH AT 2 LOCATIONS. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS SECOND FOUND THIS MONTH. THE OTHER CRACKED SWASHPLATE IS S/N 11-897-88H WITH SIMILAR TIME IN SERVICE. CRACKED SWASHPLATE YOKE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. NEW YOKE PURCHASED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026