# N555BT: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 1982-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 1982
- 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: 1086
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1981
- Mode S code: A71229
- Owner when cancelled: [First Farwest Corp DBA First Farwest Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20FARWEST%20CORP%20DBA%20FIRST%20FARWEST%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555BT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BT-1982-03-12

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 SEA82DYE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYE01), Nov 13, 1981: Enstrom 280C (N555BT), Burke Island, WA, 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 19811113074489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113074489A), Nov 13, 1981: Enstrm 280C (N555BT), Burke Island, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit while taking pictures at low altitude. Autorotated through trees. No defects. Possible low fuel unporting

## Other aircraft with N555BT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555BT): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 34-8233014
- [Cancelled 2006-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BT-2006-04-04): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608435, built 2003. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

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