# N518EG: 2003 Enstrom 280FX, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Enstrom 280FX](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (registry code 3300506)
- 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: 2101
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 2003
- Last registry action: October 12, 2016
- Mode S code: A67F92
- Location: [West Lebanon, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/West%20Lebanon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6383° N, 72.3065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03784, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518EG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=518EG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518EG-2018-05-30

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 280FX: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx.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 CEN16IA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16IA238), Jun 27, 2016: Enstrom 280 (N518EG), Zeeland, MI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The exhaust band clamp failure, which resulted in an engine fire due to hot exhaust gases entering the engine compartment.

## 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.

- [Incident 20160627009979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160627009979I), Jun 27, 2016: Enstrom 280FX (N518EG), Zeeland, MI, Minor damage. During ground preflight checks, prior to take off with aircraft at idle, rotor blades turning pilot and ground crew noticed smoke and flames coming from engine…

## Other aircraft with N518EG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518EG): Enstrom F-28F, S/N 812

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