# N280AD: 1987 Enstrom 280FX, registration cancelled 2017-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Enstrom 280FX](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (registry code 3300506)
- Engine: [Lycoming HI0-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (registry code 41553)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2013
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 2005
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2011
- Last registry action: February 8, 2011
- Mode S code: A2CDFF
- Owner when cancelled: [Po Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PO%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5307° N, 112.1994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59601, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280AD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280AD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280AD-2017-09-26

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 280FX: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx.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 WPR11FA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA426), Sep 3, 2011: Enstrom 280FX (N280AD), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that there was sufficient fuel onboard to conduct the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the severity of the…
- [NTSB WPR09LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA156), Mar 19, 2009: Enstrom 280FX (N280AD), Wendover, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from an inadequate preflight inspection by both pilots and their failure to ensure that adequate fuel was on board for the flight.…

## 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 20110903020789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903020789A), Sep 3, 2011: Enstrom 280FX (N280AD), Heber City, UT, Destroyed. Skypark helicopters was carring out part 91 air tours out of the Heber City Airport during a fly-in. They had been fueling the helicopter with a gas can. On…
- [Accident 20090319002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090319002389A), Mar 19, 2009: Enstrm 280FX (N280AD), Wendover, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 19, 2009 whirly bird helicopter instructor [privacy data omitted] and private pilot [privacy data omitted] departed ogden, UT on a commercial…

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