Turbine helicopter

N587KE

Enstrom 480B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
5268
Class
Turbine helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Enstrom Helicopter Corp (Corporation)
Based
Menominee, MI
 Enstrom 480B
Representative photo of a Enstrom 480B. Not a photo of N587KE.
Registration record

N587KE on the FAA register

Type
Enstrom 480B
Serial
5268
Engines
1
Registered owner
Enstrom Helicopter Corp
Menominee, MI
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A790CF
Mode S (octal)
51710317
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
165 nm
Cruise (type)
101 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$428,750 to $781,250
Middle half of 6 live Enstrom 480B listings, 2005–2016 models (median $705,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N587KE.
Registry history

Timeline

No dated events on the record.

Overview

About N587KE

N587KE is an Enstrom 480B, serial number 5268. 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 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N587KE.

Cruise
101 kt
Range
165 nm
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Enstrom 480B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Enstrom 480B specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N587KE.

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.