# Enstrom F280

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 3300510
- Manufacturer (registry): ENSTROM
- Model: F280
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Turbo-shaft
- Seats: 3
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 84 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 3
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f280

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft (3)

- [N12UV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12UV): [Capriccio Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPRICCIO%20LEASING%20LLC), [Yelm, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Yelm), S/N 1503
- [N8617Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8617Y): [Burton David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURTON%20DAVID%20A), [Pepperell, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Pepperell), built 1981, S/N 1500
- [N86183](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86183): [J L Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20L%20AIR%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 1981, S/N 1506

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 GAA16CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA163), Mar 26, 2016: Enstrom F280 (N5698Y), Sodus, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper collective application at touchdown during a practice run-on landing, which resulted in the main rotor system impacting the tailboom and the forward portion of the fuselage…
- [NTSB NYC99LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA004), Oct 5, 1998: Enstrom F280 (N8618N), Bow, NH, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tower. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind…
- [NTSB SEA84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA009), Oct 9, 1983: Enstrom 280C (N222NT), Portland, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79DYM65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM65), Sep 17, 1979: Enstrom 280C (N222NT), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20160326024449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326024449A), Mar 26, 2016: Enstrom F280 (N5698Y), Sodus, NY, Substantial damage. The flight instructor reported that he asked the pilot receiving instruction to demonstrate a run-on landing on the sod between the runway and taxiway. He…
- [Accident 19981005028319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028319A), Oct 5, 1998: Enstrm 280F (N8618N), Bow, NH, Destroyed. Pilot was practicing touch and go landings when it struck a 300 foot tower and crashed. (-23) on Monday October 5, 1998, about 1415 EST, a Enstrom helicopter…
- [Accident 19831009053539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831009053539A), Oct 9, 1983: Enstrm 280C (N222NT), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Reported a power loss on initial climb. Tail boom struck a pickup on a hard landing in a parking lot. Cause unknown
- [Accident 19790917032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917032409A), Sep 17, 1979: Enstrm 280C (N222NT), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation landing over rough terrain. Engine quit. Landed tipped. Rotors hit tail. Low turbo RPM.

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