# N402TA: 2006 Enstrom 280FX, registration cancelled 2025-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Enstrom 280FX](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (registry code 3300506)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2122
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 2006
- Last registry action: September 9, 2024
- Mode S code: A4B5B9
- Location: [Modesto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Modesto)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7186° N, 121.0323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95356, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=402TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402TA-2025-12-15

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 WPR25LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA112), Mar 15, 2025: Enstrom 280FX (N402TA), Waterford, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from water while operating at a low altitude.

## 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 20250315005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250315005509A), Mar 15, 2025: Enstrom 280FX (N402TA), Waterford, CA, Destroyed. On March 15, 2025, the pilot-in-command (PIC) and one passenger were on a personal flight under part 91 regulations. While flying over the modesto reservoir,…

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