Piston helicopter

N624H

1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1977
Serial
1078
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Need for Speed Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dover, DE
1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N624H.
Registration record

N624H on the FAA register

Type
1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
Serial
1078
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Registered owner
Need for Speed Inc
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2015-01-27
Airworthiness date
1977-04-18
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A825C8
Mode S (octal)
52022710
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).
  • 2015-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N624H.
  • 1989-05-17
    Accident at Colorado Spgs, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 1977-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N624H

N624H is a 1977 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters, serial number 1078. The FAA register lists Need for Speed Inc as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2015 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 April 18, 1977.

N624H has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-05-17 Accident · Colorado Spgs, CO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN89LA120
Reported aircraft: Enstrom 280C
Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND WIND CONDITIONS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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.