# N5698M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 13, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5698M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5698M

## Aircraft that carried N5698M

- [Cancelled 2016-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5698M-2016-09-13): Rans S-14, S/N 0792030. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kunz Roger R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KUNZ%20ROGER%20R), [Altus, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Altus)
- [Cancelled 1990-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5698M-1990-04-13): Enstrom Helicopter 280C, S/N 1217. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N5698M (2)

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 LAX03LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA119), Mar 29, 2003: Enstrom F280FX (N5698M), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations and his inadequate in-flight planning decision. A factor was the low altitude from which the autorotation was attempted.
- [NTSB CHI82DA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA281), Jul 29, 1982: Enstrom 280C (N5698M), Spring Green, WI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5698M (2)

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 20030328003749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030328003749A), Mar 28, 2003: Enstrm 280FX (N5698M), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) N5698M, an Enstrom helicopter model 280FX, serial number 2073, crashed and sustained substantial damage while landing at San Carlos (sql) airport, San…
- [Accident 19820729033839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820729033839A), Jul 29, 1982: Enstrm 280C (N5698M), Spring Green, WI, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM decay while hovering at 50 feet AGL. Tail rotor struck cornstalks. Departed and hit main rotors.

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