# N280XF: 1997 Enstrom 280FX, registration cancelled 2002-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 2080
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1997
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2001
- Last registry action: April 18, 2001
- Mode S code: A2D00E
- Owner when cancelled: [Tread-Aire LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TREAD-AIRE%20LLC)
- Location: [Notasulga, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Notasulga)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5653° N, 85.7121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36866, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280XF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=280XF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N280XF-2002-04-25

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 MIA02FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA026), Nov 22, 2001: Enstrom 280FX (N280XF), Tallassee, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain a safe altitude above terrain and maintain a visual lookout resulting in the helicopter colliding with power transmission lines and crashing into a river. A…

## 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 20011122035389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011122035389A), Nov 22, 2001: Enstrm F28F (N280XF), Tallassee, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) While on the base leg approach to Tallassee airport, the pilot operated the aircraft in a manner that caused it to the collide with known power lines.…

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