Piston helicopter

N228F

2007 Enstrom F28F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
819
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Enstrom Helicopter Corp (Corporation)
Based
Menominee, MI
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Registration record

N228F on the FAA register

Type
2007 Enstrom F28F (FAA: Enstrom F-28F)
Serial
819
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD
Registered owner
Enstrom Helicopter Corp
Menominee, MI
Certificate issued
2022-12-05
Airworthiness date
2026-07-15
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A1FF36
Mode S (octal)
50377466
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2022-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N228F to the current registrant.
  • 2011-08-29
    Accident at Menominee, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 2007
    Manufactured (2007).
  • 1976-09-27
    N228F previously assigned to a Cessna 170B (s/n 20774); cancelled.
Overview

About N228F

N228F is a 2007 Enstrom F28F (FAA model F-28F), serial number 819. The FAA register lists Enstrom Helicopter Corp as the registrant in Menominee, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 15, 2026.

N228F has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-08-29 Accident · Menominee, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN11CA638
Reported aircraft: Enstrom F-28F
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a hover.
1976-06-06 Accident · Talkeetna,Ak, 02 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1811
Reported aircraft: Cessna 170 — a different aircraft that carried the N228F registration before this airframe.

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.