# N51683: 1977 Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2014-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Enstrom Helicopter 280C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (registry code 3300505)
- 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: 1110
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1977
- Last registry action: February 12, 2014
- Mode S code: A67B45
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51683
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51683
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51683-2014-09-05

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 WPR14CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA101), Jan 21, 2014: Enstrom Helicopter 280C (N51683), Showlow, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor RPM during the takeoff run in a high density altitude environment, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with terrain.

## 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 20140121002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140121002099A), Jan 21, 2014: Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C (N51683), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying with one passenger to glendale airport, AZ from double eagle airport, NM when he made a fuel stop at Show Low airport, AZ. After topping off…

## Other aircraft with N51683

- [Cancelled 1952-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51683-1952-07-30): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3628, built 1942. Owner: [Thompson Allen W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20ALLEN%20W)

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