Piston helicopter

N280WR

1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1977
Serial
1108
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-E1AD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Beacon Aviation Flight Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Rogers, AR
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1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N280WR on the FAA register

Type
1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
Serial
1108
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-E1AD
Registered owner
Beacon Aviation Flight Services LLC
Rogers, AR
Certificate issued
2025-01-21
Airworthiness date
2019-08-27
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2CFFF
Mode S (octal)
50547777
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N280WR.
  • 2024-03-16
    Accident at Port Lavaca, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2019-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N280WR

N280WR is a 1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters, serial number 1108. The FAA register lists Beacon Aviation Flight Services LLC as the registrant in Rogers, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 21, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360-E1AD engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 27, 2019.

N280WR has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-03-16 Accident · Port Lavaca, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN24LA137
Reported aircraft: Enstrom Helicopter 280C
Probable cause: The pilot s improper manual engine mixture management which resulted in a loss of power. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic s improper setting of the idle mixture adjustment and the pilot s decision to take off with a known mechanical deficiency.
NTSB report ↗

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.