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A Enstrom 280 Shark, the same model family as N86239
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 26, 2026
N86239

Enstrom 280FX

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesOregon

N86239 is an Enstrom 280FX, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter). It has 3 seats. It is registered to Lrh Equipment LLC, an LLC in Pendleton, Oregon. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 18, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated February 20, 1992.

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Aircraft

Maker
Enstrom
Model
280FX · all 280FXs and related versions
Built of
steel tube and aluminium
A 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 280 Shark 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
2008
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 HI0-360 SER · 205 hp
Seats
3
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
ABD928 (octal 52754450)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
June 18, 2019
Expires
June 30, 2029
Last FAA action
August 11, 2023
Airworthiness
MultipleFAA airworthiness class code 6 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest controlFAA certificate purpose code 131 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 20, 1992
FAA region
Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00152616

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lrh Equipment LLC
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
4801 NW A Ave
Pendleton, OR 97801-4526

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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 1

1971-08-25Cessna 337D · exported to France · Valid registration

Connections how N86239 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming HIO-360 series 390 aircraft with this engine series · 205 hp
  • Type certificate H1CE · held by Enstrom Helicopter CORP the
Owner
Place

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Records check free · 2 to understand · 2 clear

The public federal record on N86239, 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.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Lrh Equipment LLC, an LLC, certificate issued June 18, 2019, expires June 30, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

NOTEAirworthiness certificate

Multiple certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 2008 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N86239 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna 337D (serial 337-1123, cancelled August 25, 1971). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

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]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N86239: Accident on May 30, 1992 at Wenatchee, WA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 1

SEA92LA112Accident on May 30, 1992 at Wenatchee, WA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom 280FX · operated under 137

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: OBJECT (FENCE POST) AND WINDSHIELD DIRTY (FOGGY)

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 26, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data