# N288Q: Enstrom F-28A, registration cancelled 2001-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 298
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 30, 1997
- Last registry action: July 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A2ED11
- Owner when cancelled: [Los Gatos Construction Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOS%20GATOS%20CONSTRUCTION%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Milpitas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Milpitas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4404° N, 121.8747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95035, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=288Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288Q-2001-09-19

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-28A: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a.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 LAX98LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA242), Jul 24, 1998: Enstrom F28A (N288Q), Pleasanton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action and the student pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM. A factor was the downhill terrain.

## 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 19980723017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980723017639A), Jul 23, 1998: Enstrm F28A (N288Q), Pleasanton, CA, Substantial damage. (.4)The dual student performed an off-airport pinnacle landing. The CFI stated that the helicopter began to vibrate and moved sideways so he rolled on power.…
- [Incident 19940520021889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520021889I), May 20, 1994: Enstrm F28A (N288Q), Sacramento, CA. Lost power en route. Auto rotated to ground. NR3 intake valve stuck open and bent causing valve train failure.

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