US Helicopter Registry

Enstrom480

71 Enstrom 480 helicopters hold a valid FAA registration, 0 percent of the US fleet and the number 28 type by count. It is a light single-engine turbine helicopter, the class the Helicopter Class Comparison describes for charter, built by Enstrom.

71
Registered in the US
0
On a Part 135 certificate
2006
Median year built
5
Seats (FAA reference)

Variants the FAA lists

The FAA lists it under 3 model strings, folded together here. The strings are the manufacturer's own designations as typed on the registration, so a suffix marks a sub-model, an engine option, or sometimes only a different clerk.

Model as registeredRegistered
480B56
48014
TH-281

Where the Enstrom 480 is registered

By the registrant's state. A trust or leasing company can put a whole fleet at one address, so a state's count is about paperwork as much as flying.

When they were built

  • 1990s 1420%
  • 2000s 3651%
  • 2010s 57%
  • 2020s 811%

The register runs from 1991 to 2026, with 2007 the busiest year at 7 airframes. 8 records carry no year of manufacture.

Who registers them

  • Corporation 3245%
  • LLC 2535%
  • Individual 913%
  • Co-owned 34%
  • Government 23%

The organisations with the most Enstrom 480 helicopters registered. Private individuals are counted above but never named.

RegistrantHelicopters
ENSTROM HELICOPTER CORP11
CLINE AIR SERVICES LLC2
EUROAVIATION INC TRUSTEE2
NEW COURSE AVIATION CO2
ADLR HELI INC OWNER TRUSTEE1
AIRDINE LLC1
AIS CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT1
ALFHEIM II LLC1

Engine and certification

71 are recorded as turbine powered and 0 as piston. The engines the FAA lists most often: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20W (47), ALLISON 250 SER (8), ALLISON 250 SER 250HP (3), ROLLS-ROYC 250 20&30 SER (3), ALLISON 250-C20W (2).

  • Standard 5476%
  • Experimental 1014%
  • Multiple 11%
  • Restricted 11%

Standard is the airworthiness class a passenger-carrying aircraft holds. Restricted covers agricultural, external-load and other special-purpose work, and experimental covers research, exhibition and amateur-built aircraft; neither carries paying passengers.

Common questions

How many Enstrom 480 helicopters are there in the United States?

71 hold a valid FAA registration in the file dated 14 September 2026, 0 percent of all registered helicopters, which ranks the Enstrom 480 number 28 among model families. The FAA lists it under 3 model strings, folded together here.

Where are most Enstrom 480 helicopters registered?

Michigan leads with 13, then Colorado with 5. The state is the registrant's address rather than where the aircraft flies.

Is the Enstrom 480 used for charter?

None of the 71 registered appear on a Part 135 certificate in the FAA workbook, so the type is not flying for hire in the United States at present.

How old are the Enstrom 480 helicopters on the register?

The median was built in 2006; the register runs from 1991 to 2026, with 2007 the busiest year at 7. 8 records carry no year.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, file dated 14 September 2026; Part 135 workbook dated 9 August 2026. Look up any airframe by tail number on the registry hub.

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