# N280FX: 1984 Enstrom 280FXT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Enstrom 280FXT](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fxt) (registry code 3300509, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 2001
- Year built: 1984
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 2013
- Certificate issued: December 14, 2022
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A2CE8E
- Registered owner: [Enstrom Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENSTROM%20HELICOPTER%20CORP)
- Location: [Menominee, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Menominee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2221° N, 87.5482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49858, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280FX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280FX

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Enstrom 280FXT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA168), Jul 16, 1988: Enstrom 280FX (N280FX), Menominee, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19880716026759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026759A), Jul 16, 1988: Enstrm 280FX (N280FX), Menominee, MI, Substantial damage. While demonstrating a power off run on landing,a skid hit soft ground and helicopter flipped over on its side.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Enstrom 280FXT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fxt/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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