# N899JS: Enstrom 280FX, registration cancelled 2024-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Enstrom 280FX](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-280fx) (registry code 3300506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2049
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: August 29, 2024
- Mode S code: AC679C
- Location: [Middletown, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Middletown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5569° N, 84.4202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45042, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899JS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=899JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N899JS-2024-09-26

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 WPR24LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA090), Feb 15, 2024: Enstrom 280FX (N899JS), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s encounter with low light conditions and snow-covered terrain.

## 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 20240214001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240214001229A), Feb 14, 2024: Enstrom 280FX (N899JS), Lewistown, MT, Substantial damage. Description of the deviation: On February 14, 2024, an Enstrom 280FX departed the Lewistown, MT airport (klwt) at 17:05. The pilot took off to the west and…

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