# N493H: 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: December 18, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=493H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N493H

## Aircraft that carried N493H

- [Cancelled 2012-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493H-2012-12-18): Enstrom 280, S/N 1014, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ami Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMI%20INCORPORATED), [West Chester, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Chester)

## NTSB investigations on N493H (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 NYC90LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA090), Apr 22, 1990: Enstrom 280 (N493H), Thornton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A CONFINED AREA. FACTORS INCLUDE GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N493H (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 19900422011739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422011739A), Apr 22, 1990: Enstrm 280 (N493H), Thornton, PA, Substantial damage. Departing a confined Private helipad,struck trees. Gusty wind and near gross weight contributed.

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