Turbine helicopter

N48FS

2006 Enstrom 480B Turbine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
5091
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wolf Creek, MT
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Registration record

N48FS on the FAA register

Type
2006 Enstrom 480B Turbine
Serial
5091
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wolf Creek, MT
Certificate issued
2006-08-22
Airworthiness date
2006-04-26
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5E6CE
Mode S (octal)
51363316
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

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N48FS to the current registrant.
  • 2006-04-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2000-10-25
    N48FS previously assigned to a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (s/n 1660); cancelled.
Overview

About N48FS

N48FS is a 2006 Enstrom 480B Turbine, serial number 5091. It is registered to an individual in Wolf Creek, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2006 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 standard category (normal), dated April 26, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N48FS. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1998-04-04 Accident · Benton, MO Damage: Destroyed NTSB · CHI98LA114
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N48FS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: an engine fire for undetermined reasons.
1997-06-20 Accident · Benton, MO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI97LA178
Reported aircraft: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A — a different aircraft that carried the N48FS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to insure that the secondary flight control lock was stowed properly, and subsequently the secondary flight control lock becoming engaged during the takeoff run. A factor relating to the accident was: inadequate design of the secondary flight control lock that was installed by the airplane's owner/pilot.

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.