N280XF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom 280FX built in 1997. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 25, 2002. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Enstrom 280FX cancelled April 25, 2002
- Serial number
- 2080
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1997
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 18, 2001
- Last FAA action
- April 18, 2001
- Last owner
- Tread-Aire LLC (Corporation)
Notasulga, AL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N280XF
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom 280FX · serial 2080
The failure of the pilot to maintain a safe altitude above terrain and maintain a visual lookout resulting in the helicopter colliding with power transmission lines and crashing into a river. A factor in the accident was the power transmission lines not being marked.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site