# N480DW: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 16, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480DW

## Aircraft that carried N480DW

- [Cancelled 2011-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480DW-2011-12-16): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8966, built 2001. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Weaver Aero International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEAVER%20AERO%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)
- [Cancelled 2003-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480DW-2003-02-06): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9044, built 2002. Owner: [Sawyer Aviation Training Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAWYER%20AVIATION%20TRAINING%20CENTER%20INC), [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)

## NTSB investigations on N480DW (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 LAX02LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA192), Jun 8, 2002: Cessna 172S (N480DW), Goldfield, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a high density altitude takeoff. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of experience in the type of operation and a wind gust.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N480DW (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 20020608013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020608013459A), Jun 8, 2002: Cessna 172S (N480DW), Goldfield, NV, No damage. (-23) Pilot departed the Goldfield Airport on runway 35, while taxiing the pilot estimated calm wind conditions, and an outside temperature of 81 degrees…

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