# N440RB: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2013-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 1081
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: November 30, 2009
- Mode S code: A54C16
- Location: [Milford, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Milford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1665° N, 84.2304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45150, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=440RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440RB-2013-08-16

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 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 DEN00LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA113), Jun 17, 2000: Enstrom 280CB (N440RB), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the model of helicopter.

## 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 20000617010289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617010289A), Jun 17, 2000: Enstrm 280C (N440RB), Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 17, 2000, approximately 1500 mountain daylight time, an Enstrom 280C helicopter, N440RB, was substantially damaged following an autorotation near…

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