Aircraft Description
N480AV is a 1997 Dehavilland DHC-8-202, a twin-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Berry Aviation INC in San Marcos, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 8, 2016. The registration certificate was issued on July 1, 2022. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2029. Powered by a P&w Canada PW123D engine producing 1950 horsepower, N480AV is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5E8AD (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N480AV was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates -1.5402, 38.2931 on March 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N480AV was last updated on August 18, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
de Havilland Aircraft produced iconic aircraft from the Tiger Moth trainer to the Comet jetliner. de Havilland Canada's DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-6 Twin Otter remain among the most respected utility aircraft ever built. AviatorDB tracks 1,814 Dehavilland aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DHC-8-202 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N480AV. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC