Piston helicopter

N51659

1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
1098
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Argyle, TX
1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N51659.
Registration record

N51659 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
Serial
1098
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Argyle, TX
Certificate issued
1994-04-19
Airworthiness date
1977-06-30
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A67AE2
Mode S (octal)
51475342
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N51659 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-06-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1955-10-11
    N51659 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n 9074 AE); cancelled.
Overview

About N51659

N51659 is a 1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters, serial number 1098. It is registered to an individual in Argyle, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 1994 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 June 30, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51659.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51659.

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.