Turbine helicopter

N280FX

1984 Homebuilt 280FXT

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1984
Serial
2001
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Enstrom Helicopter Corp (Corporation)
Based
Menominee, MI
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Registration record

N280FX on the FAA register

Type
1984 Homebuilt 280FXT
Serial
2001
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Enstrom Helicopter Corp
Menominee, MI
Certificate issued
2022-12-14
Airworthiness date
2013-04-29
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A2CE8E
Mode S (octal)
50547216
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).
  • 2022-12-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N280FX.
  • 2013-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1988-07-16
    Accident at Menominee, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
Overview

About N280FX

N280FX is a 1984 Homebuilt 280FXT, serial number 2001. The FAA register lists Enstrom Helicopter Corp as the registrant in Menominee, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 14, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated April 29, 2013.

N280FX has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-07-16 Accident · Menominee, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI88LA168
Reported aircraft: Enstrom 280FX

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.