Piston helicopter

N18PD

1990 Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
2046
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Solana Beach, CA
1990 Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N18PD.
Registration record

N18PD on the FAA register

Type
1990 Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters
Serial
2046
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Solana Beach, CA
Certificate issued
2012-06-19
Airworthiness date
2004-04-01
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A13F9C
Mode S (octal)
50237634
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N18PD.
  • 2004-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
Overview

About N18PD

N18PD is a 1990 Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters, serial number 2046. It is registered to an individual in Solana Beach, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 April 1, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N18PD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N18PD.

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.