N51683 — 1977 Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C

Aircraft record

Serial number

1110

Manufacturer

Enstrom Helicopter Corp

Model

280C

Year

1977

Category

Rotorcraft

Engine

Lycoming Hi0-360 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N51683 →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR14CA101Jan 21, 2014Showlow, AZNo injuries

   The pilot's failure to maintain main rotor RPM during the takeoff run in a high density altitude environment, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with terrain.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1977 Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C).

1. Sep 5, 2014deregistered — Sale Reported

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N51683 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1977 Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C above.

• until Jul 30, 19521942 Fairchild M-62A (s/n T42-3628)

Frequently asked

Has N51683 been in an accident?

Yes. N51683 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2014.

What kind of aircraft is N51683?

N51683 is a 1977 Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C (rotorcraft), serial number 1110.