Piston helicopter

N84DH

1976 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
1055
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Spokane, WA
1976 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N84DH.
Registration record

N84DH on the FAA register

Type
1976 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters
Serial
1055
Engines
Lycoming HI0-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Spokane, WA
Certificate issued
2020-06-11
Airworthiness date
1976-11-22
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB7DD3
Mode S (octal)
52676723
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N84DH.
  • 1999-09-30
    Accident at Longmont, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 1976-11-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N84DH

N84DH is a 1976 Enstrom 280C SHARK Piston Helicopters, serial number 1055. It is registered to an individual in Spokane, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2027.

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 November 22, 1976.

N84DH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1999-09-30 Accident · Longmont, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN99LA173
Reported aircraft: Enstrom 280C
Probable cause: An inaccurate touchdown during a full autorotation, which resulted in main rotor flex which cut off the tail boom. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in helicopters and high density altitude.

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.