# N480FE: 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: December 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480FE

## Aircraft that carried N480FE

- [Cancelled 2013-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480FE-2013-12-18): Boeing 727-227, S/N 21462, built 1978. First renewal notice. Owner: [Federal Express Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORPORATION), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N480FE (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 19960817027029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817027029I), Aug 17, 1996: Boeing 727227 (N480FE), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Narrative: on 8/17/96, federal express flight 1284 taxied to the runway for takeoff. When the aircrew advanced engine power for takeoff, they felt very strong…

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