# N1480X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 19, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1480X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1480X

## Aircraft that carried N1480X

- [Cancelled 1997-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1480X-1997-02-19): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R7535288. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Letourneau University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETOURNEAU%20UNIVERSITY), [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)

## NTSB investigations on N1480X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA002), Oct 1, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1480X), Pagosa Springs, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, THE TURBULENCE AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1480X (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19941001032469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941001032469A), Oct 1, 1994: Piper PA28R200 (N1480X), Pagosa Springs, CO, Destroyed. Severe downdraft in a canyon while demo of a 180. Unable escape. Down draft hit trees. AIRMET out on turbulence.

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