# N345RA: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 1977-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Enstrom Helicopter 280C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (registry code 3300505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1026
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1976
- Mode S code: A3D159
- Owner when cancelled: [Rand Aviation Co Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAND%20AVIATION%20CO%20LTD)
- Location: [Miami Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=345RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345RA-1977-08-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Helicopter 280C: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c.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 MIA77FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA035), Feb 23, 1977: Enstrom 280C (N345RA), Ft.Meade, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19770223016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770223016959A), Feb 23, 1977: Enstrm 280C (N345RA), Ft.Meade, FL, Destroyed

## Other aircraft with N345RA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345RA): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 900-2002, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1998-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345RA-1998-10-15): Aerospatiale SA315B, S/N 2591. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Roberts Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTS%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Albany, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Albany)

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