Piston helicopter

N253DC

Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
2053
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
D & M Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Amelia, OH
 Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N253DC.
Registration record

N253DC on the FAA register

Type
Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters
Serial
2053
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Registered owner
D & M Aviation Inc
Amelia, OH
Certificate issued
2002-07-17
Airworthiness date
1990-04-19
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A262F1
Mode S (octal)
50461361
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N253DC.
  • 1990-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N253DC

N253DC is an Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters, serial number 2053. The FAA register lists D & M Aviation Inc as the registrant in Amelia, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2002 and expires on December 31, 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 April 19, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N253DC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N253DC.

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.