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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N288Q

N288Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom F-28A. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 19, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Enstrom F-28A cancelled September 19, 2001

Serial number
298
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 30, 1997
Last FAA action
July 17, 2001
Last owner
Los Gatos Construction CO INC (Corporation)
Milpitas, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N288Q

LAX98LA242Accident on July 24, 1998 at Pleasanton, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom F28A · serial 298

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action and the student pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM. A factor was the downhill terrain.

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