# N51657: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2008-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2008
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 1097
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 24, 2007
- Last registry action: January 26, 2007
- Mode S code: A67AE0
- Owners when cancelled: [Sanders William N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20WILLIAM%20N), [Sanders Kristen S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20KRISTEN%20S)
- Location: [Fruita, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fruita)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1566° N, 108.8788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81521, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51657
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51657
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51657-2008-07-09

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2002FA0000586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000586), Mar 1, 2002: CONNECTING ROD. FAILED. NR 2 CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED CAUSING CONNECTING ROD TO GO THROUGH CRANK CASE CAUSING MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE DESTROYED. TOP OF BOLT FAILED CAUSING ROD C

## 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 SEA95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA118), Jun 14, 1995: Enstrom 280C (N51657), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO ONE SET OF IGNITION POINTS BECOMING LOOSE DURING FLIGHT. FACTORS INCLUDED THE LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT AND MANEUVERING REQUIRED TO CONDUCT THE OPERATION AND THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 20041026033369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041026033369I), Oct 26, 2004: Enstrm 280C (N51657), Monroe, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot enroute from Monroe, LA to minden, LA in cruise flight, engine quit. Pilot performed an autorotation to the median of interstate 20. On landing…
- [Accident 19950614047169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950614047169A), Jun 14, 1995: Enstrm 280C (N51657), The Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Low and slow blow drying trees lost power. Landed hard open area. Loose magneto. Points not secured.
- [Incident 19801018075209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018075209I), Oct 18, 1980: Enstrm 280C (N51657), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. Skid caught a tree root on takeoff, pilot interpreted as loss of tail rotor control. Autorotated on a hillside.

## Other aircraft with N51657

- [Cancelled 1966-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51657-1966-10-26): Curtiss Wright C-46D, S/N 32933. Exported to Thailand. Owner: [Tradewinds Crago Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRADEWINDS%20CRAGO%20INC), [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah)
- [Cancelled 1948-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51657-1948-10-29): Douglas C-47A, S/N 19524, built 1946. Owner: [Pan American Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [New York  17, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York%20%2017)

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