# N280RS: 1975 Enstrom 280, registration cancelled 2012-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Enstrom 280](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280) (registry code 3300502)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-series) (registry code 41558)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1005
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1975
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1979
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A2CF83
- Owner when cancelled: [Weaver Wj](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20WJ)
- Location: [South Bend, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/South%20Bend)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7025° N, 86.2516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46624, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280RS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280RS-2012-10-18

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 280: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19780422012749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422012749I), Apr 22, 1978: Enstrm 280 (N280RS), Coconut Grove, FL, Minor damage. Pilot made approach to hover to intended landing site on shore. Could not maintain rp. Settled in water.

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