# N280D: 1988 Enstrom 280FX, registration cancelled 2025-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Enstrom 280FX](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (registry code 3300506)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-f1ad) (registry code 41896)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2027
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 1988
- Last registry action: April 3, 2025
- Mode S code: A2CE46
- Location: [Middletown, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Middletown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5569° N, 84.4202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45042, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280D-2025-05-03

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 (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 ERA24LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA327), Jul 27, 2024: Enstrom 280FX (N280D), Russellville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain sufficient rotor rpm while maneuvering the helicopter low to the ground, which resulted in a loss of control.

## 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 20240727013599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240727013599A), Jul 27, 2024: Enstrom 280FX (N280D), Russellville, KY, Substantial damage. On Saturday July 27th 2024 at 1850 zulu, an Enstrom 280FX, registered as [privacy data omitted] was conducting flight training under 14 CFR part 61 when it…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.