Piston helicopter

N53SA

1977 Enstrom F-28C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
385
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Reno, NV
Registration record

N53SA on the FAA register

Type
1977 Enstrom F-28C
Serial
385
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
2021-03-17
Airworthiness date
2001-07-31
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6AFA5
Mode S (octal)
51527645
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N53SA.
  • 2001-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N53SA

N53SA is a 1977 Enstrom F-28C, serial number 385. It is registered to co-owners in Reno, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 17, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 31, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N53SA. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-01-13 Accident · Kalaupapa, HI Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX86LA090
Reported aircraft: Cessna 402B — a different aircraft that carried the N53SA registration before this airframe.
1979-07-20 Accident · Las Vegas,Nv, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2046
Reported aircraft: Cessna 402B — a different aircraft that carried the N53SA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T PLAN.DENSITY ALT APPROX 3500 FT.

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.