Piston helicopter

N942MA

1988 Enstrom F28F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1988
Serial
754
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Armstrong, IA
Registration record

N942MA on the FAA register

Type
1988 Enstrom F28F (FAA: Enstrom F-28F)
Serial
754
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Armstrong, IA
Certificate issued
2025-05-29
Airworthiness date
2006-10-20
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD15AA
Mode S (octal)
53212652
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-29
    Accident at Oelwein, IA; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-05-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N942MA to the current registrant.
  • 2007-05-16
    N942MA previously assigned to a Cirrus SR20 (s/n 1239); cancelled.
  • 2006-10-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1995-01-18
    N942MA previously assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN Otter (s/n 734); cancelled.
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N942MA

N942MA is a 1988 Enstrom F28F (FAA model F-28F), serial number 754. It is registered to an individual in Armstrong, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 20, 2006.

N942MA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-03-29 Accident · Oelwein, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN26LA154
Reported aircraft: Enstrom F-28F
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the hover taxi with a quartering tailwind.
NTSB report ↗

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.