# N86262: Enstrom 280FX, registration cancelled 1998-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Enstrom 280FX](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (registry code 3300506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2070
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1992
- Last registry action: August 19, 1998
- Mode S code: ABD98A
- Owner when cancelled: [Charleston County Seriffs Office](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLESTON%20COUNTY%20SERIFFS%20OFFICE)
- Location: [Charleston Heights, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Charleston%20Heights)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8516° N, 79.9773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29405, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86262
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86262
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86262-1998-10-26

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 280FX: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx.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 ATL92GA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92GA121), Jun 7, 1992: Enstrom 280FX (N86262), Summerville, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES. FACTORS WERE THE OBSCURED SKY AND FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME…

## 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 19920607057079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920607057079A), Jun 7, 1992: Enstrm 280FX (N86262), Summerville, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Public use. Became overdue. Hit tree in swamp in dense fog. Night flir installed. VFR pilot. 28FX not IFR equipped.

## Other aircraft with N86262

- [Cancelled 1956-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86262-1956-02-23): Aeronca 11AC, S/N 11AC-67. Owner: [Sky Ranch Flying Club 2](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20RANCH%20FLYING%20CLUB%202), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)

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