# N5692L: Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 1985-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 1985
- 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: 1177
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 29, 1981
- Mode S code: A74B02
- Owner when cancelled: [Pdq Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PDQ%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5692L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5692L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5692L-1985-05-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI83LA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA436), Sep 21, 1983: Enstrom 280C (N5692L), Pontiac, MI, 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 19830921050109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830921050109A), Sep 21, 1983: Enstrm 280C (N5692L), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Rolled power off too rapidly on practice auto rotation. Engine quit due to rapid cooling. Fell 75 ft to the ground.

## Other aircraft with N5692L

- [Cancelled 1992-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5692L-1992-01-29): Beech B300, S/N FL55. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Euroflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUROFLIGHT%20INC), [Whichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Whichita)
- [Cancelled 1973-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5692L-1973-10-01): American AA-1, S/N AA1-0092. Owner: [Noel Cecil L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOEL%20CECIL%20L), [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)

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