# N9608: 1973 Enstrom F-28A, registration cancelled 2007-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Enstrom F-28A](https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (registry code 3300406)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 159
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 20, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1987
- Last registry action: February 17, 2006
- Mode S code: AD5F96
- Owners when cancelled: [Wartofsky David J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARTOFSKY%20DAVID%20J%20DBA), [Air Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20LEASING)
- Location: [Fort Washington, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Fort%20Washington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7459° N, 76.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20744, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9608
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9608
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9608-2007-01-19

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 NYC81FHD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD24), May 17, 1981: Enstrom F-28A (N9608), New London, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19810517026059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026059A), May 17, 1981: Enstrm F28A (N9608), New London, PA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on downwind approach to hover landing. Over-controlled, rolled on side, crashed.

## Other aircraft with N9608

- [Cancelled 1943-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9608-1943-09-21): Ford 4-AT-B, S/N 51. Exported to Cuba. Owner: [Charles H Babb Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20H%20BABB%20CO), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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