# N480F: 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 12, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480F

## Aircraft that carried N480F

- [Cancelled 2022-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480F-2022-12-12): Aviat A-1B, S/N 2357, built 2006. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Cass City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Cass%20City)
- [Cancelled 1984-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480F-1984-01-16): Douglas C-47A, S/N 9719. Owner: [Atc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATC%20INC), [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)

## NTSB investigations on N480F (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 ERA21LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA114), Jan 23, 2021: Aviat A1 (N480F), Terrell, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear on the amphibious airplane prior to a water landing, resulting in a nose over and structural damage to the airframe. The mechanic’s failure to remove…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N480F (2)

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 20210124001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210124001949A), Jan 24, 2021: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B (N480F), Mooresville, NC, Destroyed. The amphibious aircraft flipped and came to rest inverted in the water when the pilot attempted to perform a touch and go on the lake with the landing gear…
- [Incident 20060911019629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060911019629I), Sep 11, 2006: Aviat A1B (N480F), Albemarle, NC, Minor damage. (-23) 09/11/06 @ 1412, N480F, a husky-A-1B, enroute from clt, charlotte, NC to vuj, stanley county airport, had a propeller strike after arrival to rwy 4…

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