Camair's 480 (480B) Production

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Serial Number 1-055
August 1954 - manufactured


N209

August 1954 - date unknown
owner unknown
USA
  • 1956 - Aircraft suffered from a landing gear collapse.

date unknown - 1975
Dave Wiley, Tom Benedict and Chris Nielsen
Hillsboro, OR, USA


An unmodified N209 warms its engines in 1975.
(C. Nielsen)


During a stop over in Booneville, N209 had its side window broken by vandels.
(C. Nielsen)


1975 - date unknown
owner unknown
USA


N209 as the Navion of the month.
(via ANS)


date unknown - November 1999
owner unknown
USA

November 1999 - present
Salvation Aviation
Deleware, OH, USA




N209 for sale in 2004.
(unknown)

  • Aircraft noted for sale in 2004, asking $75,000, reduced in 2005 to $69,500.

  • March 8, 2007 - Shortly after departure, N209 crashed into a farmer's field near the town of West Mansfield, OH. The sole occupant (owner/pilot) was killed on impact. The crash and post impact fire completely destroyed the airframe. (NTSB Report CHI07LA086)

Firefighters extinguish the remains of the fire caused by the crash.
(Associated Press)


(ONN Channel 5 News)


Very little remained following the crash and post impact fire.
(Associated Press)



Current status: Destroyed