Camair 480
9 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1946 to 1968; half of them date from 1955 or earlier. Pennsylvania has the most (3). 44% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the 480 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Cont Motor O-470 Series (7), Cont Motor I0-470 Series (2)
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise speed
- about 135 mph
- Built of
- aluminium · A Navion with two engines.
- Maker on the register
- Camair
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 25, 1990; newest May 2, 2025
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 5 | 56% |
| Corporation | 3 | 33% |
| LLC | 1 | 11% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 3 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 8 | 89% |
| Experimental | 1 | 11% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Mid Atlantic Air Museum | 3 |
| Maximus Aviation LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Mid Atlantic Air Museum · Maximus Aviation LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Camair 480 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
9 as of November 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Camair 480s?
Pennsylvania, with 3.
Who owns the Camair 480?
44% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Camair 480s on the register built?
Between 1946 and 1968; half of them in 1955 or earlier.
How many Camair 480 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Camair 480 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. A Navion with two engines. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Camair 480 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. A Navion with two engines. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 6 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 11.1 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine. 12 approved modifications exist for it, the most by K S Avionics, INC.
Failure reports 6 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 2 |
| 98 | 1 |
| 99 | 2 |
| 22 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 2 | 33% |
| Landing gear | 1 | 17% |
| Rotorcraft systems | 1 | 17% |
| Airframe structure | 1 | 17% |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 1 | 17% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved modifications 12 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the 480 links to the rest of the register
- Camair 9 aircraft on the register
- Camair 480 8 registered
- Camair 480C 1 registered
- Built of aluminium · A Navion with two engines.
- Continental O-470 series 7 of these aircraft · 230 hp
- Continental IO-470 series 2 of these aircraft · 260 hp
- Pennsylvania 3 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 2 of these aircraft
- Wyoming 1 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- New York 1 of these aircraft
- Mid Atlantic Air Museum 3 of these aircraft
- Maximus Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the 480 1 cases since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the 480 6 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the 480 12 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/camair/480.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 9
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N224MJ | Camair 480 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N188V | Camair 480 |
Maximus Aviation LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N480XX | Camair 480 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N206 | Camair 480 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8693E | Camair 480 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N243 | Camair 480 |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214N | Camair 480 |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2014-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234 | Camair 480 |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9600C | Camair 480C |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1990-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |