# N222NT: Enstrom F280, registration cancelled 1990-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 1990
- Exported to: Central African Republic
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Enstrom F280](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f280) (registry code 3300510)
- Serial number: 1027
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A1E9AD
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222NT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222NT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222NT-1990-10-09

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 F280: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f280.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA009), Oct 9, 1983: Enstrom 280C (N222NT), Portland, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79DYM65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM65), Sep 17, 1979: Enstrom 280C (N222NT), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

## 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 19831009053539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831009053539A), Oct 9, 1983: Enstrm 280C (N222NT), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Reported a power loss on initial climb. Tail boom struck a pickup on a hard landing in a parking lot. Cause unknown
- [Accident 19790917032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917032409A), Sep 17, 1979: Enstrm 280C (N222NT), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation landing over rough terrain. Engine quit. Landed tipped. Rotors hit tail. Low turbo RPM.

## Other aircraft with N222NT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222NT): Textron 220, S/N 220-0002, built 2022

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