# N15SA: Enstrom F-28C, registration cancelled 2008-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (registry code 3300407)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 469
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1986
- Certificate issued: February 1, 2005
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A0C967
- Owner when cancelled: [Gilliam J K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLIAM%20J%20K)
- Location: [Athens, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Athens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2519° N, 95.7999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75752, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15SA-2008-02-13

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 F-28C: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX3208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3208), May 16, 1997: SOCKET. CRACKED. AFTER GROUND RUN AND HOVER TO CHECK ENGINE PERFORMANCE, AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AND COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED TO SECURE FRICTION. MODERATE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND BEF

## 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 CHI03LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA240), Aug 2, 2003: Enstrom F-28C (N15SA), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged flare which led to a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow procedures/directives when he exceeded the airplane's weight and balance.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20030802028769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030802028769A), Aug 2, 2003: Enstrm F28C (N15SA), Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing the pilot stated he lowered the collective while on firm and level ground and then the main rotorblades contacted the tailrotor drive…
- [Incident 20011229033859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011229033859I), Dec 29, 2001: Enstrm F28C (N15SA), Dover, DE, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was flying at 1800 ft. when he heard a noise coming from the engine. He then detected a burnt rubber odor. With that the pilot autorotated and…

## Other aircraft with N15SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15SA): Piper PA46-500TP, S/N 4697599, built 2015

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