Turbine helicopter

N451NE

2026 Enstrom 480B Turbine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2026
Serial
5263
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Enstrom Helicopter Corp (Corporation)
Based
Menominee, MI
Registration record

N451NE on the FAA register

Type
2026 Enstrom 480B Turbine
Serial
5263
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
Registered owner
Enstrom Helicopter Corp
Menominee, MI
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2026-05-08
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A57704
Mode S (octal)
51273404
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
165 nm
Cruise (type)
101 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2026-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
Overview

About N451NE

N451NE is a 2026 Enstrom 480B Turbine, serial number 5263. The FAA register lists Enstrom Helicopter Corp as the registrant in Menominee, Michigan.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20W engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 101 knots and a range of about 165 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated May 8, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N451NE.

Cruise
101 kt
Range
165 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Enstrom 480B Turbine type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N451NE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.