Piston helicopter

N285Q

Enstrom F-28A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
297
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Adams Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N285Q on the FAA register

Type
Enstrom F-28A
Serial
297
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Adams Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-06-03
Airworthiness date
1975-06-16
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2E1EC
Mode S (octal)
50560754
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N285Q.
  • 1975-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N285Q

N285Q is an Enstrom F-28A, serial number 297. The FAA register lists Adams Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 3, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 16, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N285Q.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N285Q.

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.