Piston helicopter

N5688T

1980 Enstrom F-28C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
480-2
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Joe Koch Construction Inc (Corporation)
Based
Youngstown, OH
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Registration record

N5688T on the FAA register

Type
1980 Enstrom F-28C
Serial
480-2
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Joe Koch Construction Inc
Youngstown, OH
Certificate issued
1998-09-29
Airworthiness date
1980-02-26
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A74824
Mode S (octal)
51644044
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N5688T to the current registrant.
  • 1980-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972-01-25
    N5688T previously assigned to a Cessna R172E / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 17251588); cancelled.
Overview

About N5688T

N5688T is a 1980 Enstrom F-28C, serial number 480-2. The FAA register lists Joe Koch Construction Inc as the registrant in Youngstown, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 1998 and expires on June 30, 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 February 26, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5688T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-08-01 Accident · Elysian,Minn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1240
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172E — a different aircraft that carried the N5688T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: N FIELD.

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.