# N480AG: 1984 Atac PREDATOR 480, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Atac PREDATOR 480](https://openairdocs.org/model/atac-predator-480) (registry code 05613GZ)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: X-1
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, market survey
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1985
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1984
- Last registry action: September 4, 1987
- Mode S code: A5E8A0
- Owner when cancelled: [Advanced Technology Arcft Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVANCED%20TECHNOLOGY%20ARCFT%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Hanford, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hanford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2922° N, 119.6227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93230, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480AG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480AG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480AG-2013-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Atac PREDATOR 480: https://openairdocs.org/model/atac-predator-480.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW85FRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FRD03), Aug 21, 1985: Advanced Technology Predator 480 (N480AG), Welsh, LA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19850821039789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821039789A), Aug 21, 1985: Amtrtc PREDATOR480 (N480AG), Welsh, LA, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from soft tall grass strip. Unable to climb after liftoff. Aborted and crashed off end of strip.

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