# N8617B: 1981 Enstrom F-28F, registration cancelled 2013-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2013
- 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: 700
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 2, 1986
- Last registry action: October 20, 1992
- Mode S code: ABD5DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Spectrum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPECTRUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Ridgefield Park, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Ridgefield%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8547° N, 74.0199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07660, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8617B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8617B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8617B-2013-04-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC87MA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87MA024), Oct 22, 1986: Enstrom F-28F (N8617B), Manhattan, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19861022087409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861022087409A), Oct 22, 1986: Enstrm F28F (N8617B), Manhattan, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost main rotor drive flying at low altitude. Crashed into a fence and river. Incorrect sprague clutch installed.

## Other aircraft with N8617B

- [Cancelled 1957-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8617B-1957-11-18): Cessna 172, S/N 36317. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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