# N51738: 1978 Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- 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: 1140
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 12, 2010
- Last registry action: January 12, 2010
- Mode S code: A67E52
- Owner when cancelled: [Custom Ag LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTOM%20AG%20LLC)
- Location: [El Centro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Centro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7702° N, 115.5986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92243, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51738
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51738
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51738-2014-10-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW83LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA287), Jun 17, 1983: Enstrom 280C (N51738), Frisco, TX, 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 19830616039049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616039049A), Jun 16, 1983: Enstrm 280C (N51738), Frisco, TX, Substantial damage. Low fuel light and yaw. Autorotated onto soft ground. Tilted on landing. Rotors cut off tailboom. Cause unknown.

## Other aircraft with N51738

- [Cancelled 2022-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51738-2022-10-13): Thrush S2R-T34, S/N T34-524. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 1955-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51738-1955-08-04): Curtiss Wright C-46, S/N 32866. Exported to Canada. Owner: [L B Smith Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20B%20SMITH%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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