# N51689: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2002-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2002
- 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: 1115
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 22, 2002
- Last registry action: October 22, 2002
- Mode S code: A67B4B
- Owner when cancelled: [W R Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/W%20R%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Zeeland, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Zeeland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8448° N, 85.9848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49464, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51689
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51689
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51689-2002-12-31

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 CHI02LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA256), Aug 25, 2002: Enstrom 280C (N51689), Coopersville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wires. Additional factors were the transmission wires and the sunglare.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20020825024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825024239A), Aug 25, 2002: Enstrm 280C (N51689), Eastmanville, MI, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot while flying low over a river struck wire that was strung across river and not visible to the pilot. At time of accident pilot was flying west and…
- [Incident 19910701037059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701037059I), Jul 1, 1991: Enstrm 280C (N51689), West Chicago, IL. Vibration after takeoff. Elected to land off airport. Bearing on main rotor grip had failed.

## Other aircraft with N51689

- [Cancelled 2009-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51689-2009-10-08): Bell 407, S/N 53763, built 2007. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Garuda Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARUDA%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Lafayette, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Lafayette)
- [Cancelled 1955-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51689-1955-11-29): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3767. Owner: [Dresser Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRESSER%20AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC), [Terre Haute, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Terre%20Haute)

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