N20480 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 208 built in 2012. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 7, 2012 when the aircraft was exported to China Peoples Rep. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
N20480 is reserved by Memphis International Airport since May 27, 2026. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.
Cessna 208 cancelled August 7, 2012
- Serial number
- 20800540
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 2012
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- China Peoples Rep
- Certificate issued
- May 10, 2012
- Last FAA action
- May 10, 2012
- Last owner
- Pilot International INC (Corporation)
Valley Center, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Beech 95-B55 cancelled May 8, 2009
- Serial number
- TC-1862
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 29, 2006
- Last FAA action
- August 29, 2006
- Last owner
- Hardy Gareth R (Co-owned)
Thatcher, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 172M cancelled September 15, 1977
- Serial number
- 17261323
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Dubin Robert Carole Dubin (Partnership)
Clarksville, MD - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N20480
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 95-B55 · serial TC-1862
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.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech B55 · serial TC1862
The pilot's continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions during cruise flight, which resulted in a low fuel state and a precautionary landing in rough terrain.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site