# N287Q: 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: September 14, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=287Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N287Q

## Aircraft that carried N287Q

- [Cancelled 2016-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287Q-2016-09-14): Enstrom F-28A, S/N 303, built 1975. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Greenwich, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Greenwich)

## NTSB investigations on N287Q (3)

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 CEN13LA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA437), Jul 26, 2013: Enstrom F-28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of collective control for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive fire damage.
- [NTSB FTW90LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA099), Apr 22, 1990: Enstrom F-28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID WIRES DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF AN APPROACH TO A CONFINED AREA. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF THE OPERATOR'S…
- [NTSB MIA77DKG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG47), Jun 19, 1977: Enstrom F28A (N287Q), Flovilla, GA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N287Q (5)

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 20130726019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130726019429A), Jul 26, 2013: Enstrom F-28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Destroyed. On July 26, 2013 the houston flight standards district office (FSDO) was notified of a helicopter crash in Danbury, Texas. The aircraft was reported as N287Q,…
- [Incident 19980709021919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709021919I), Jul 9, 1998: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Minor damage. First solo on second approach land fast and hard. Tail rotor hit ground. Damaged drive shaft and tail boom.
- [Incident 19940414016059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940414016059I), Apr 14, 1994: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Minor damage. Student rolled throttle to idle inadvertently. Power failure, made a hard landing.
- [Accident 19900422010479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422010479A), Apr 22, 1990: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Danbury, TX, Substantial damage. Struck wires and crashed trying to land in a restricted area. Ignored owners advice to stay put on prior landing.
- [Accident 19770619017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619017149A), Jun 19, 1977: Enstrm F28A (N287Q), Flovilla, GA, Substantial damage

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