# N4992M: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1181
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 3, 1984
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1990
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A63431
- Owner when cancelled: [Rhoads Timothy C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHOADS%20TIMOTHY%20C)
- Location: [Logan, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Logan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5183° N, 103.4475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88426, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4992M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4992M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4992M-2014-12-17

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 DEN84LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA271), Aug 29, 1984: Enstrom 280C (N4992M), Bluffdale, UT, substantial damage

## 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 19840828050879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840828050879A), Aug 28, 1984: Enstrm 280C (N4992M), Bluffdale, UT, Substantial damage. Tail rotor struck powerline while hovering near its pad. Pilot had just purchased helicopter and not rated.

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