Piston helicopter

N170Q

1978 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
1137
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Paso Robles, CA
1978 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N170Q.
Registration record

N170Q on the FAA register

Type
1978 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
Serial
1137
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Paso Robles, CA
Certificate issued
1999-06-29
Airworthiness date
1978-05-15
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A11A8B
Mode S (octal)
50215213
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-06-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N170Q.
  • 1978-05-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N170Q

N170Q is a 1978 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters, serial number 1137. It is registered to an individual in Paso Robles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 29, 1999 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HI0-360 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 15, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N170Q.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N170Q.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.