# N480AU: 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: June 14, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480AU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480AU

## Aircraft that carried N480AU

- [Cancelled 2002-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480AU-2002-06-14): Fokker F.28 MK4000, S/N 11229, built 1985. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Wachovia Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WACHOVIA%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N480AU (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.

- [Incident 19881228065979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881228065979I), Dec 28, 1988: Fokker F28MK4000 (N480AU), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Gear amber light on. Recycled and diverted. Landed safely. Gear door not fully retracted, dragged on runway.

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