Piston helicopter

N56U

Enstrom F-28A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
139
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
D&M Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Amelia, OH
Registration record

N56U on the FAA register

Type
Enstrom F-28A
Serial
139
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
D&M Aviation Inc
Amelia, OH
Certificate issued
2024-05-30
Airworthiness date
1973-02-22
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A72653
Mode S (octal)
51623123
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N56U to the current registrant.
  • 1985-05-08
    N56U previously assigned to a Homebuilt QUICKIE-2 (s/n 8888-8888); cancelled.
  • 1973-02-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972-02-04
    N56U previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-8MA (s/n 8R001); cancelled.
  • 1970-04-22
    N56U previously assigned to a Homebuilt B-10 (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 1957-06-11
    N56U previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3/C-47 (s/n 19394); cancelled.
Overview

About N56U

N56U is an Enstrom F-28A, serial number 139. The FAA register lists D&M Aviation Inc as the registrant in Amelia, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 30, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

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 February 22, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N56U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-08-04 Accident · Augusta, ME Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · NYC84FNC08
Reported aircraft: Zappia Gabriel J QUICKIE-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N56U registration before this airframe.

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.