Single-engine piston

N480AS

1949 Beechcraft A35

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
D-2124
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E185 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Arizona Air Salvage (Corporation)
Based
Phoenix, AZ
Registration record

N480AS on the FAA register

Type
1949 Beechcraft A35
Serial
D-2124
Engines
Continental E185 series
Registered owner
Arizona Air Salvage
Phoenix, AZ
Certificate issued
2020-04-28
Airworthiness date
1955-10-21
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A5E8AA
Mode S (octal)
51364252
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N480AS to the current registrant.
  • 2016-05-27
    N480AS previously assigned to a Homebuilt American SPIRIT XL (s/n 48); cancelled.
  • 1981-05-06
    N480AS previously assigned to a Bell 205 (s/n 30156); cancelled.
  • 1955-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N480AS

N480AS is a 1949 Beechcraft A35, serial number D-2124. The FAA register lists Arizona Air Salvage as the registrant in Phoenix, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental E185 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 470 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 21, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N480AS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
470 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft A35 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-08-18 Accident · Dennison M,Canada, 71 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 6 0004
Reported aircraft: Bell 205A — a different aircraft that carried the N480AS registration before this airframe.

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.