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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5698Y

N5698Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom F280. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 12, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Enstrom F280 cancelled July 12, 2018

Serial number
1212
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 15, 2005
Last FAA action
December 7, 2014
Last owner
Chapin Ray DBA (Individual)
Geneva, NY
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N5698Y

GAA16CA163Accident on March 26, 2016 at Sodus, NY: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom F280 · serial 1212

The pilot's improper collective application at touchdown during a practice run-on landing, which resulted in the main rotor system impacting the tailboom and the forward portion of the fuselage impacting terrain during remedial action by the flight instructor. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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