N20480 — 2012 Cessna 208

Aircraft record

Serial number

20800540

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

208

Year

2012

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

P&w Canada Pt6a-114a

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N20480 →

Accident & incident history

1. LAX08FA092Apr 3, 2008Benson, AZFatal · 2 fatal

   The pilot's misjudged speed and altitude during approach that led to a long landing and his subsequent failure to maintain control during an attempted go-around. Contributing to the accident were the dark night, the pilot's low total night flight experience, and low total time in the make and model airplane.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2012 Cessna 208).

1. Aug 7, 2012deregistered — Pilot International Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N20480 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2012 Cessna 208 above.

• until May 8, 20091975 Beech 95-B55 (s/n TC-1862)
• until Sep 15, 1977Cessna 172M (s/n 17261323)

Frequently asked

Has N20480 been in an accident?

Yes. N20480 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.

What kind of aircraft is N20480?

N20480 is a 2012 Cessna 208 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 20800540.

Has N20480 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N20480 (LAX08FA092) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.