# N79ER: 1977 Enstrom Helicopter 280C, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 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: 1065
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1983
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: AAB620
- Owner when cancelled: [Mckinney Henry W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKINNEY%20HENRY%20W)
- Location: [West Grove, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/West%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8361° N, 75.8424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19390, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79ER-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ATL80FIG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIG15), Aug 21, 1980: Enstrom 280C (N79ER), Arbutus, MD, 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 19800821036289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821036289A), Aug 21, 1980: Enstrm 280C (N79ER), Arbutus, MD, Substantial damage. Made hard downwind landing on heliport. Low rotor RPM.

## Other aircraft with N79ER

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79ER): Embraer EMB-550, S/N 55020277

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