# N557H: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 1997-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 1997
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- 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: 1043
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 9, 1996
- Last registry action: August 9, 1996
- Mode S code: A71A1B
- Owner when cancelled: [Rotor Wing Rental Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTOR%20WING%20RENTAL%20INC)
- Location: [Lambertville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lambertville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7525° N, 83.6288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48144, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=557H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557H-1997-05-02

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 (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 CHI96LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA205), Jun 15, 1996: Enstrom 280C (N557H), Lambertville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight, and the pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during the subsequent autorotation. A factor was…

## 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 19960615022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615022739A), Jun 15, 1996: Enstrm 280C (N557H), Lambertville, MI, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that after setting cruise power a total loss of engine power occurred and an off-airport landing was made. During the landing the…

## Other aircraft with N557H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557H): JMB Aircraft S R O VL-3EH-916, S/N VL-3-710

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