Aircraft model · Rotorcraft · Rotorcraft · registry code 3300560

Manufacturer (registry)
ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP
Model
480
Registry code
3300560
Registered
14 aircraft
Type
Rotorcraft
Engines
1 · Turbo-shaft
Seats
3
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Certification
Type certificated
Data sheet
TCDSH1CE
Holder
The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

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Aircraft by year built · 21

1993Registered nowDeregistered2026
Aircraft by the year they were built: 21 aircraft
19931
19942
19952
19963
19973
19985
19991
20012
20022

Airworthiness directives that may apply · 7

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

2002In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 10 ADs
20021
20072
20122
20151
20182
20211
20231
Superseded and historical ADs · 4
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3300560'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Information bulletins that may apply · 1

Airframe · Enstrom Helicopter 480

SAIB SW-05-81Issued Aug 17, 2005
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_saib.parquet' s
  WHERE s.saib_id IN (SELECT saib_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_saib.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3300560'))
  GROUP BY s.saib_number ORDER BY issue_date DESC"

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Registered aircraft · 14

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3300560')
  ORDER BY n_number"

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NTSB investigations · 5

Aircraft matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

Defining event, 2008 on

Of 2 cases NTSB coded with a defining event. All defining events

In the probable cause, 2008 on

Findings NTSB made part of the probable cause. A case can have several. All findings

First occurrence, 1982 to 2007

Of 3 cases with NTSB’s older coding, defined in its coding manual.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c.\"mKey\" = a.case_mkey
  WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('3300560')
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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FAA incident reports · 6

Matched to this model through the registry, by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Incident 20260930013249IEnstrom Helicopter 480 · Chelan, WAAircraft was idling on an inclined logging road and slid on the road into side of a hill on the ground damaging tail rotor and boom.Sep 30, 2026 · N480MT · Substantial damageAccident 20201010019029AEnstrom Helicopter 480 · Putnam, CTOn October 10, 2020, at approximately 09:00, [privacy data omitted](PIC) and two passengers [privacy data omitted] took off from C44 to brookline NH. The return flight arrived back at C44 airport at approximately 14:00. [privacy data omitted] Approached to…Oct 10, 2020 · N899RT · Substantial damageAccident 20200604022119AEnstrom Helicopter 480 · Murphy, IDPilot said he dropped down, was spot spraying white top, as he was going down a draw/meadow grassy area, shut off, ascended 100 to 125 ft, to proceed down the canyon where he previously was working. While he was going down the draw, on the right side,…Jun 4, 2020 · N130JS · Substantial damageAccident 20050805024249AEnstrm ENSTROM480 · Goshen, IN(-23) Accident aircraft equipped with elastomeric dampers experienced ground resonance and was destroyed. The aircraft had previously experienced ground resonance, improperly serviced oleo struts was thought to be the cause. Elastomeric dampers were removed…Aug 5, 2005 · N480FX · DestroyedAccident 20010125006619ACamair 480 · Dryden, MI(-19) On January 25, 2001, at 1812 EST, an Enstrom 480 helicopter, N704G, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged on impact with a frozen lake near Dryden, MI. The a/c was on the downwind leg of an approach to land at the pilot's private…Jan 25, 2001 · N704G · No damageAccident 19980916037209AEnstrm ENSTROM480 · Green Bay, WI(.19) On September 16, 1998, at 0833 central daylight time, an Enstrom 480, N142CC, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain while practicing autorotations at the Straubel international airport, Green Bay, Wisconsin. The pilot and a pilot rated…Sep 16, 1998 · N142CC · Substantial damage
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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3300560')
  ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number DESC"

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Service difficulty reports · 6

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_key = '480'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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STCs that may be installed · 21

Approved for this model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

See all 21 STCs
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  FROM (
    SELECT stc_number, min(matched_model) AS matched_model
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_stc.parquet'
    WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3300560')
    GROUP BY stc_number
  ) m JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_stc.parquet' s USING (stc_number)
  ORDER BY s.status = 'Current' DESC, s.status_date DESC, s.stc_number"

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The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

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  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
  WHERE m.match_key = '480' AND m.code NOT IN ('3300560')
  GROUP BY ALL
  ORDER BY aircraft DESC
  LIMIT 12"

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