# N9087: Enstrom F-28A, registration cancelled 1998-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 211
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1991
- Last registry action: August 20, 1997
- Mode S code: AC9031
- Owners when cancelled: [Micronesian Aviation Corporation DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICRONESIAN%20AVIATION%20CORPORATION%20DBA), [Macaw Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACAW%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: Saipan, MP, Northern Mariana Islands
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9087
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9087-1998-03-16

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 F-28A: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX1314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1314), Jan 30, 1995: DISTRIBUTOR GEAR. TEETH FAILED. TEN MINUTES INTO A TOUR FLIGHT, ENGINE BECAME MOMENTARILY ROUGH. UPON RETURNING TO THE HELIPAD, A MAG CHECK REVEALED THE RIGHT MAG WAS DEAD. UPON REMOVAL AND IN

## 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 LAX97FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA086), Jan 12, 1997: Enstrom F28A (N9087), Saipan Island, Sark, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, resulting from improper planning/decision; and the pilot's abrupt handling of the flight controls, while maneuvering to avoid swimmers, which resulted in…
- [NTSB FTW88DRG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG11), Jul 16, 1988: Enstrom F28A (N9087), Port Isabel, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19970112000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112000329A), Jan 12, 1997: Enstrm F28A (N9087), Obyan, Northern Mariana Islands, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine power lose. Cyclic control rod seperated. Main rotor blade severed tail drive shaft. Aircraft impacted water.
- [Incident 19920914045499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914045499I), Sep 14, 1992: Enstrm F28A (N9087), Garapan, PS. Lost engine power on sightseeing flight. Autorotation to water. Had NR3 cylinder valve failure.
- [Accident 19880716027019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716027019A), Jul 16, 1988: Enstrm F28A (N9087), Port Isabel, TX, Substantial damage. Report rotor RPM decay on climbout. Autorotated to a hard landing on a beach. Tailboom was cut off by main rotors.

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