Piston helicopter

N280MH

1988 Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
2022
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-F1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gulf Coast Helicopters Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pearland, TX
1988 Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N280MH.
Registration record

N280MH on the FAA register

Type
1988 Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters
Serial
2022
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-F1A
Registered owner
Gulf Coast Helicopters Inc
Pearland, TX
Certificate issued
2013-06-26
Airworthiness date
2010-07-18
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2CF16
Mode S (octal)
50547426
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N280MH.
  • 2010-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N280MH

N280MH is a 1988 Enstrom 280FX SHARK Piston Helicopters, serial number 2022. The FAA register lists Gulf Coast Helicopters Inc as the registrant in Pearland, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 2013 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming IO-360-F1A engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 18, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N280MH.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N280MH.

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.