# N57SJ: 1975 Enstrom F-28A, registration cancelled 2021-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 278
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1975
- Certificate issued: October 21, 2013
- Last registry action: May 9, 2019
- Mode S code: A74DA9
- Owner when cancelled: [Salaika Timothy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALAIKA%20TIMOTHY%20A)
- Location: [Danbury, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Danbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2152° N, 95.3112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77534, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57SJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57SJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57SJ-2021-03-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 F-28A: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1739), Apr 18, 1998: COIL. FAILED. COMPLAINT WAS 'MISFIRE' AT CRUISE POWER. SYMPTOM WAS NOSE YAW AT ERRATIC INTERVALS. NORMAL PREFLIGHT RUN-UP CHECK SHOWED NO PROBLEM. MAGNETO CHECK AT HOVER POWE

## 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 CEN20LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA051), Dec 31, 2019: Enstrom F28 (N57SJ), Danbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine's No.3 intake valve resulting is a loss of engine power and a rollover following the autorotation to soft ground.

## 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 20191231022339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191231022339A), Dec 31, 2019: Enstrom F-28A (N57SJ), Danbury, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft experienced power loss while flying approximately 100 feet above tree tops pilot initiated an autorotation landing when the aircraft landed the skids…

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