# N280XF: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 25, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280XF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280XF

## Aircraft that carried N280XF

- [Cancelled 2002-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280XF-2002-04-25): Enstrom 280FX, S/N 2080, built 1997. Owner: [Tread-Aire LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TREAD-AIRE%20LLC), [Notasulga, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Notasulga)

## NTSB investigations on N280XF (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 MIA02FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA026), Nov 22, 2001: Enstrom 280FX (N280XF), Tallassee, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain a safe altitude above terrain and maintain a visual lookout resulting in the helicopter colliding with power transmission lines and crashing into a river. A…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N280XF (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 20011122035389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011122035389A), Nov 22, 2001: Enstrm F28F (N280XF), Tallassee, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) While on the base leg approach to Tallassee airport, the pilot operated the aircraft in a manner that caused it to the collide with known power lines.…

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