Camair's 480 (480B) Production
Serial Number 1-075
October 26, 1956 - manufactured
- Used the airframe from Navion NAV-4-472 (NC91752).
N239
October 1955 - October 1956
Cameron Iron Works, Inc.
Houston, TX, USA
Cameron Iron Works, Inc.
Houston, TX, USA
October 1956 - Janurary 1957
V.H. Payne, DBA Payne Mfg. Co.
Houston, TX, USA
V.H. Payne, DBA Payne Mfg. Co.
Houston, TX, USA
January 1957 - August 1958
Payne Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Houston, TX, USA
Payne Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Houston, TX, USA
August 1958
Jack Adams Aircraft Sales, Inc.
Memphis, TN, USA
Jack Adams Aircraft Sales, Inc.
Memphis, TN, USA
August 1958
Vest Aircraft and Finance Co.
Denver, CO, USA
Vest Aircraft and Finance Co.
Denver, CO, USA
August 1958 - July 1960
Silvio Adamo
South Merrimack, NH, USA
Silvio Adamo
South Merrimack, NH, USA
- December 1959 - Continental O-470-B (240hp) engines removed and replaced with Continental IO-470-D (260hp).
July 1960 - September 1961
Peter Bottazzi
Braintree, MA, USA
Peter Bottazzi
Braintree, MA, USA
- May 1961 - Installed new leading edge and top skin on left horizontal stabilizer.
September 1961 - November 1961
Graubart Aviation, Inc.
Valparaiso, IN, USA
Graubart Aviation, Inc.
Valparaiso, IN, USA
- Aircraft purchased for $14,000.
November 1961 - February 1963
Lowell Johnson and Howard Cummings
Chicago, IL, USA
Lowell Johnson and Howard Cummings
Chicago, IL, USA
- Aircraft purchased for $19,900.
- November 1961 - Aircraft recorded as being painted blue, white and red.
- December 1961 - Main landing gear legs removed, trunions replaced and structural reinforcements installed. Left elevator spar also repaired.
February 1963 - July 1966
Harold Tucker
Jackson, MI, USA
Harold Tucker
Jackson, MI, USA
July 1966
Custom Air Sales
Muskegon, MI, USA
Custom Air Sales
Muskegon, MI, USA
July 1966 - August 1968
Rachel Bare
Ohio City, OH, USA
Rachel Bare
Ohio City, OH, USA
- Purchased for $15,000.
August 1968 - October 1972
Raymond Bare
Ohio City, OH, USA
Raymond Bare
Ohio City, OH, USA
October 1972 - April 1976
Jordan Laramie
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Jordan Laramie
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- November 1974 - April 1976 - Aircraft registered to Robert Harmon, North Las Vegas, NV.
- April 1976 - Aircraft repossessed by National Financing Corporation.
April 1972 - June 1976
National Finance Corporation
Wilmington, DE, USA
National Finance Corporation
Wilmington, DE, USA
- May 7, 1976 - While flying over Lordsburg, NM one of the engines completely failed, resulting in a forced wheels up landing among the dense brush. The aircraft was substantially damaged and written off. A post crash investigation determined that the left engine's oil supply had been exhausted. (NTSB Report DEN76DQD24)
June 1976 - July 1980
Missouri Aviation, Inc.
Excelsior Springs, MO, USA
Missouri Aviation, Inc.
Excelsior Springs, MO, USA
- July 1980 - The owner requested the cancellation of the FAA registry, claiming the aircraft was "dismantled or salvaged."
Current status: Destroyed
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