Turbine helicopter

N48N

2023 Enstrom 480B Turbine

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
5255
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

N48N on the FAA register

Type
2023 Enstrom 480B Turbine
Serial
5255
Engines
Rolls-Royce 250-C20W
Registered owner
Enstrom Helicopter Corp
Menominee, MI
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2026-07-06
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A5E76C
Mode S (octal)
51363554
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

  • 2026-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2023
    Manufactured (2023).
  • 2013-07-25
    N48N previously assigned to a North American AT-6G (s/n 84-7699); cancelled.
Overview

About N48N

N48N is a 2023 Enstrom 480B Turbine, serial number 5255. 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 July 6, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N48N. 1 earlier record involves 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

2009-11-08 Accident · Carson City, NV Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR10CA052
Reported aircraft: North American T6-G — a different aircraft that carried the N48N registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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.