# N159Q: Enstrom F-28A, registration cancelled 1995-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 265
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1992
- Last registry action: March 16, 1995
- Mode S code: A0ECFC
- Owners when cancelled: [Bacca James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACCA%20JAMES%20A), [Bacca Kristina K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACCA%20KRISTINA%20K)
- Location: [Turlock, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Turlock)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4742° N, 120.8755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95380, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159Q-1995-05-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 F-28A: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a.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 LAX92LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA245), Jun 14, 1992: Enstrom F28A (N159Q), Hanford, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING THE TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND UNFAVORABLE WINDS THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF.

## 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 19920614020019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614020019A), Jun 14, 1992: Enstrm F28A (N159Q), Hanford, CA, Substantial damage. Lost lift on downwind takeoff. Impacted hard,rolled forward. Rotors hit ground. Gross weight and downwind factors.

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