N3398M

Valid registration

1976 ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP 280C

RotorcraftBeach Lake, PARegistered Oct 25, 2024

N3398M is a 1976 Enstrom Helicopter Corp 280C (rotorcraft) with serial number 1037, registered in Beach Lake, PA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Oct 31, 2031; the renewal window opens on Apr 30, 2031. It is powered by a Lycoming HIO-360-C1A rated at 205 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Dec 10, 2025. It is one of 48 280C aircraft in the FAA registry, 4 of them registered in Pennsylvania. About 76% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresOct 31, 2031

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Oct 31, 2031
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Beach Lake, PA
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Allentown FSDO (ABE FSDO) · (610) 264-2888
Certificate issued
Oct 25, 2024
Last FAA action
Oct 25, 2024
Mode S code (hex)
A3BABA
Mode S code (octal)
50735272
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP
Model
280C
Type certificate (TCDS)
H1CE (The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation)
Year manufactured
1976
Serial number
1037
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
LYCOMING HIO-360-C1A (205 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 3
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Dec 10, 2025
Approved operations
Normal

Earlier registrations of this number

CanceledAircraftSerialYearExported toSame airframe today
Jan 4, 2018PIPER PA-28R-20128R-78371131977
May 9, 1957PIPER PA-1212-2249

NTSB accident and incident records

DatePlaceAircraft (as NTSB recorded it)DamageHighest injuryNTSB no.
Mar 19, 2014Ruidoso, NMPiper PA 28R-201 other aircraftSubstantialNoneCEN14CA164

From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.

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