# N88RA: Enstrom F-28C, registration cancelled 1993-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28C](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c) (registry code 3300407)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 344
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1990
- Last registry action: October 21, 1993
- Mode S code: AC1CF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Sky Ads Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20ADS%20INC)
- Location: [Green Castle, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Green%20Castle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2434° N, 92.8502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63544, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88RA-1993-12-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-28C: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW91FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA002), Oct 7, 1990: Enstrom F28-C (N88RA), Mesquite, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INSTALLATION ERROR OF COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. FACTORS WERE THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, THE TAILWIND, THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM, AND THE INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION BY…
- [NTSB DEN89LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA118), May 9, 1989: Enstrom F-28C (N88RA), Regina, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND DISREGARD OF THE HELICOPTERS PERFORMANCE DATA. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS WHICH EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19901007044219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007044219A), Oct 7, 1990: Enstrm F28C (N88RA), Mesquite, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost power on sightseeing flight. Rotor speed decayed clearing trees. Dual magneto improperly installed still worked
- [Accident 19890509011279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890509011279A), May 9, 1989: Enstrm F28C (N88RA), Reginna, NM, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor control transitioning from forward to hover. Struck ground in a spin. Density altitude a factor.

## Other aircraft with N88RA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88RA): Piper PA 46-350P, S/N 4636034, built 1996

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