Turbine helicopter

N480E

1993 Enstrom Helicopter 480

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1993
Serial
5001
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Midtex Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Midlothian, TX
Registration record

N480E on the FAA register

Type
1993 Enstrom Helicopter 480
Serial
5001
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20
Registered owner
Midtex Aviation LLC
Midlothian, TX
Certificate issued
2021-04-21
Airworthiness date
2013-08-02
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5E8FD
Mode S (octal)
51364375
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
155 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N480E to the current registrant.
  • 2013-08-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1993
    Manufactured (1993).
  • 1965-05-18
    N480E previously assigned to a Camair 480 (s/n 1-051); cancelled.
  • 1934-05-05
    N480E previously assigned to a Command-Aire 3C-3 (s/n 590); cancelled.
Overview

About N480E

N480E is a 1993 Enstrom Helicopter 480, serial number 5001. The FAA register lists Midtex Aviation LLC as the registrant in Midlothian, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 21, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a turbine helicopter, one Rolls-Royce 250-C20 engine and 3 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 155 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 2, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N480E.

Range
155 nm

Published figures for the Enstrom Helicopter 480 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 N480E.

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.