# N579H: 1976 Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Enstrom Helicopter 280C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-helicopter-280c) (registry code 3300505)
- Engine: [Lycoming HI0-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (registry code 41553)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1066
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1976
- Certificate issued: September 10, 1993
- Last registry action: October 8, 1999
- Mode S code: A77087
- Owner when cancelled: [Spitfire Aerospace Industries Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPITFIRE%20AEROSPACE%20INDUSTRIES%20LTD)
- Location: [Newark, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Newark)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6776° N, 75.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N579H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=579H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N579H-2013-04-23

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 OAK77FVW30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVW30), Jun 30, 1977: Enstrom 280C (N579H), Las Vegas, NV, 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.

- [Incident 19920612034619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920612034619I), Jun 12, 1992: Enstrm 280C (N579H), Cresent, WA, Minor damage. Engine started losing power while drying a cherry orchard with rotor downwind. Set down between trees.
- [Accident 19770630022109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770630022109A), Jun 30, 1977: Enstrm 280C (N579H), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage

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