Camair's 480 (480B) Production
Serial Number 1-055
August 1954 - manufactured
N209
August 1954 - date unknown
owner unknown
USA
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)
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)
owner unknown
USA
N209 as the Navion of the month.
(via ANS)
date unknown - November 1999
owner unknown
USA
owner unknown
USA
November 1999 - present
Salvation Aviation
Deleware, OH, USA
Firefighters extinguish the remains of the fire caused by the crash.
(Associated Press)
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
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