# N100WZ: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 1997-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 1997
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Enstrom Helicopter 280C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (registry code 3300505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1152
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1989
- Last registry action: September 20, 1995
- Mode S code: A006C0
- Owner when cancelled: [Cochran Thomas H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COCHRAN%20THOMAS%20H)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7965° N, 75.6128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19807, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100WZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=100WZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100WZ-1997-05-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Enstrom Helicopter 280C: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC86LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA128), May 14, 1986: Enstrom F-28C (N100WZ), Ephrata, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19860514087319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860514087319A), May 14, 1986: Enstrm F28C (N100WZ), Ephrata, PA, Substantial damage. Lost engine power en route. Made a hard autorotation landing in an open field. Cause of power loss not determined.

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