# N5686Z: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2012-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 1166
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1979
- Last registry action: March 3, 1993
- Mode S code: A747E4
- Location: [Hillsboro, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hillsboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4444° N, 122.9764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97123, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5686Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5686Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686Z-2012-06-14

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 SEA83FYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FYM02), Dec 17, 1982: Enstrom 280C (N5686Z), North Plains, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19821217064399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821217064399A), Dec 17, 1982: Enstrm 280C (N5686Z), North Plains, OR, Destroyed. Helicopter flew into trees during a turn in hilly terrain. Dark night, rain and turbulence. No weather briefing.

## Other aircraft with N5686Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5686Z): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P22210
- [Cancelled 1970-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686Z-1970-07-09): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 22-9517. Owner: [Leslie W Horton Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESLIE%20W%20HORTON%20JR), [Bloomington, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Bloomington)

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