# N9257: 1974 Enstrom F-28A, registration cancelled 2003-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 232
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 7, 1984
- Last registry action: January 8, 1988
- Mode S code: ACD40A
- Owners when cancelled: [Stevenson Red DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENSON%20RED%20DBA), [Red S Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20S%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES)
- Location: [Leonard, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Leonard)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9228° N, 95.8010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leonard, OK, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9257
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9257-2003-08-19

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

## 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 CHI87LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA072), Jan 31, 1987: Enstrom F-28A (N9257), Martinsville, IN, destroyed

## 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 19870131001999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870131001999A), Jan 31, 1987: Enstrm F28A (N9257), Martinsville, IN, Destroyed. The helicopter struck a wire during landing practice. Student reported the sun obscured his vision.

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