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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5697B

N5697B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom F-28C. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 20, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported".

Enstrom F-28C cancelled July 20, 2018

Serial number
505-2
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Sale reported
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
May 16, 2018
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Beach Lake, PA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5697B

WPR17LA158Accident on July 19, 2017 at Ontario, CA: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom F 28C · serial 505-2

The student pilot's mismanagement of the main rotor rpm, which resulted in low rotor rpm, a high descent rate, and a subsequent hard landing.

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