# N51715: 1978 Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2013-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 1128
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 21, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1992
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A67E09
- Owner when cancelled: [Hart Lewis W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HART%20LEWIS%20W)
- Location: [Rexburg, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Rexburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8085° N, 111.8086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83440, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51715
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51715
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51715-2013-04-01

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 SEA84FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA063), Feb 29, 1984: Enstrom 280C (N51715), Middleton, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19840228006709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840228006709A), Feb 28, 1984: Enstrm 280C (N51715), Middleton, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. According to witnesses, helicopter was proceeding 400 ft AGL when it abruptly rotated 180 degrees and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N51715

- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51715-1965-05-20): Fairchild M-62A, S/N 6272AE. Owner: [Davis Clyde A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20CLYDE%20A%20JR), [Topsham, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Topsham)

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