N86235 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom 280FX. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 1, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Enstrom 280FX cancelled June 1, 2018
- Serial number
- 2002
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- April 10, 2017
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Hilo, HI - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and development; To show compliance with regulations
Aeronca 11AC cancelled October 5, 1973
- Serial number
- IIAC-39
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 22, 1973
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Connally Charles P JR (Individual)
Corpus Christi, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N86235
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom 280FX · serial 2002
An in-flight failure of the helicopter's #2 main rotor spindle due to undetected fatigue cracking, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing to failure were the nonconforming thread root radius of the spindle and the manufacturer's failure to include a bending moment within the spindle threads when performing the fatigue analysis during initial design of the spindle.
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