# N8618N: Enstrom F280, registration cancelled 2000-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Enstrom F280](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f280) (registry code 3300510)
- Serial number: 1507
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1997
- Last registry action: November 4, 1997
- Mode S code: ABD60B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bow Aircraft Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOW%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Bow, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Bow)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1332° N, 71.5372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03304, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8618N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8618N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8618N-2000-04-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 F280: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f280.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 NYC99LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA004), Oct 5, 1998: Enstrom F280 (N8618N), Bow, NH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tower. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind…

## 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 19981005028319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028319A), Oct 5, 1998: Enstrm 280F (N8618N), Bow, NH, Destroyed. Pilot was practicing touch and go landings when it struck a 300 foot tower and crashed. (-23) on Monday October 5, 1998, about 1415 EST, a Enstrom helicopter…

## Other aircraft with N8618N

- [Cancelled 2026-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8618N-2026-01-23): Boeing 737-8H4, S/N 36915, built 2013. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Umb Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UMB%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1971-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8618N-1971-03-02): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7140010. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Air Convoy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CONVOY%20INC), [Melbourne, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Melbourne)

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