# N78616: 1981 Enstrom F-28F, registration cancelled 2018-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28F](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f) (registry code 3300412)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 513
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 2001
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2004
- Last registry action: July 15, 2013
- Mode S code: AAA96A
- Owner when cancelled: [Arrowhead Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARROWHEAD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Bluff Dale, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bluff%20Dale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3057° N, 98.0096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76433, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78616
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78616
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78616-2018-03-06

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-28F: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28f.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 FTW04LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA212), Aug 7, 2004: Enstrom F-28F (N78616), De Leon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure a fuel line, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to leakage and subsequent fuel starvation.

## 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 20040807023399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807023399A), Aug 7, 2004: Enstrm F28F (N78616), Deleon, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 7, 2004 at 1505CDT, an Enstrom F-28F helicopter, N78616, registered to arrowhead helicopters, inc. p.o. box 4028, kingman, Arizona 86402, lost…

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