# N288: Enstrom F-28F, registration cancelled 1992-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28F](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (registry code 3300412)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 742
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1985
- Last registry action: December 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A2EBB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Oakland Police Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OAKLAND%20POLICE%20DEPARTMENT)
- Location: [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8104° N, 122.3043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94607, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288-1992-02-05

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 F-28F: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f.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 LAX89FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA238), Jul 11, 1989: Enstrom F28F (N288), Oakland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM THROUGHOUT THE AUTOROTATION.

## 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 19890711021899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711021899A), Jul 11, 1989: Enstrm F28F (N288), Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay on practice autorotation with power recovery. Unable recover hit hard. Collapsed skids.
- [Incident 19881008070389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881008070389I), Oct 8, 1988: Enstrm F28F (N288), Tampa, FL. Smoke in cockpit. Declared emergency and landed. Deplaned on runway. APU generator control unit burned out.

## Other aircraft with N288

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288): Schleicher ASW-20, S/N 20463, built 1981
- [Cancelled 1935-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288-1935-02-27): Boeing 40B, S/N 899, built 1927. Owner: [Boeing Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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