Enstrom F-28C
N51699 is an Enstrom F-28C, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1977. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Pendleton, Oregon. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 5, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated December 23, 1977.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Enstrom
- Model
- F-28C · all F-28Cs and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and aluminiumA welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. A welded steel-tube frame under aluminium and fibreglass skins. This is how the Enstrom F-28 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 416
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming HIO-360 SER · 205 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- 1977
- Cruising speed
- 75 mph
- Transponder code
- A67B6E (octal 51475556)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 5, 2015
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- May 12, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · December 23, 1977
- FAA region
- Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00412165
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Styer David B
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 4906 NW A Ave
Pendleton, OR 97801-4632
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 2
Connections how N51699 links to the rest of the register
- Enstrom F-28 147 registered
- Enstrom 215 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming HIO-360 series 390 aircraft with this engine series · 205 hp
- Type certificate H1CE · held by Enstrom Helicopter CORP the
- Pendleton, OR 117 aircraft registered in this town
- Eastern Oregon Regional AT Pendleton · PDT
- Oregon 7,013 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Enstrom F-28 40 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Enstrom F-28 58 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Enstrom F-28 24 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming HIO-360 series 20 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming HIO-360 series 26 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N51699, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Styer David B, an individual, certificate issued May 5, 2015, expires May 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated December 23, 1977, consistent with the 1977 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 416 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N51699 was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Grumman G-21A (serial 38-564A, cancelled August 4, 1953); Fairchild M-62A (serial 6433AE, cancelled October 6, 1947). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N51699: Accident on July 20, 2003 at Waverly, IA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on October 25, 1987 at Laconia, NH: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom F-28C · operated under 091
The main rotor blade push-pull rods being corroded, sustaining fatigue, and separating in cruise and the main rotor blade contacting the tail boom during the emergency landing. Factors were the diminished aircraft control and the vibrations encountered during flight after the rod separation.
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Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom F-28C · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 29, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 29, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 29, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 29, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data