# N36DK: 1985 Enstrom 280FX, registration cancelled 2023-10-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 17, 2023
- 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: 2003
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 29, 1985
- Certificate issued: May 29, 2019
- Last registry action: August 4, 2023
- Mode S code: A40A48
- Owner when cancelled: [Beta Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETA%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [South Burlington, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/South%20Burlington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4449° N, 73.1735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05403, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36DK-2023-10-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA21LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA309), Jul 30, 2021: Enstrom 280 (N36DK), Colchester, VT, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight fire originating in the engine compartment near the turbocharger from a source that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of engine power and led to an autorotation and 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 20210730012249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210730012249A), Jul 30, 2021: Enstrom 280FX (N36DK), Colchester, VT, Destroyed. On 7/30/21 at 2025Z N36DK experienced smoke in the cockpit and rising exhaust gas temperature followed by partial then complete power loss for unknown reasons.…

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