Piston helicopter

N56874

1979 Enstrom F-28C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
467
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pendleton, OR
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Registration record

N56874 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Enstrom F-28C
Serial
467
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pendleton, OR
Certificate issued
2015-01-09
Airworthiness date
1979-04-17
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7480C
Mode S (octal)
51644014
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-01-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N56874.
  • 1996-03-26
    Accident at Defuniak Spring, FL; damage: destroyed.
  • 1979-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N56874

N56874 is a 1979 Enstrom F-28C, serial number 467. It is registered to an individual in Pendleton, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 9, 2015 and expires on January 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 April 17, 1979.

N56874 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-03-26 Accident · Defuniak Spring, FL Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · MIA96LA106
Reported aircraft: Enstrom F-28C
Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and inadvertent descent, due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in a collision with trees. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.

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.