# N530H: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 1981-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 1981
- 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: 1025
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1977
- Mode S code: A6B11C
- Owner when cancelled: [Richins A C & Diehl Paul L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHINS%20A%20C%20%26%20DIEHL%20PAUL%20L)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N530H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=530H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N530H-1981-12-18

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 (2)

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 UNK78X0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0129), Jul 28, 1978: Enstrom 280C (N530H), Lester, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA76FYC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC49), May 17, 1976: Enstrom F-28A (N530H), Prairie City, OR, substantial damage

## 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 19780728026319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728026319A), Jul 28, 1978: Enstrm 280 (N530H), Lester,Wa, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Eng and rotor RPM decayed due to overrich mixture caused by manifoldvalve opening due exc m/p.
- [Accident 19760517015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760517015299A), May 17, 1976: Enstrm 280 (N530H), Prairie City, OR, Substantial damage. Tkof fm quarry at 6100FT.lost RPM when out of ground-effect.

## Other aircraft with N530H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N530H): American Eurocopter AS350B3, S/N 4553, built 2008

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