# N5697B: 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: July 20, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5697B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5697B

## Aircraft that carried N5697B

- [Cancelled 2018-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5697B-2018-07-20): Enstrom F-28C, S/N 505-2. Sale reported. Owner: [Beach Lake, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Beach%20Lake)

## NTSB investigations on N5697B (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 WPR17LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA158), Jul 19, 2017: Enstrom F 28C (N5697B), Ontario, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's mismanagement of the main rotor rpm, which resulted in low rotor rpm, a high descent rate, and a subsequent hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5697B (3)

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 20170719009939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719009939A), Jul 19, 2017: Enstrom F-28C (N5697B), Ontario, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot was on final approach to Chino Airport (cno). The pilot established a 100 foot descent rate and noticed the engine RPM was slightly above 2900 rpm's.…
- [Incident 19871029073889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871029073889I), Oct 29, 1987: Enstrm F28C (N5697B), Calumet Park, IL. Engine surge in cruise due to turbocharger failure. Precautionary landing off airport. Turbo number 10257400.
- [Incident 19821012058939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821012058939I), Oct 12, 1982: Enstrm F28C (N5697B), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Attempting a hovering autorotation from an altitude of three feet, pilot allowed tail rotor to strike the ground.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.