# N1478C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 25, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1478C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1478C

## Aircraft that carried N1478C

- [Cancelled 2013-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1478C-2013-10-25): Cessna 177B, S/N 17702734, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Coats Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COATS%20ROBERT%20L), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)
- [Cancelled 1965-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1478C-1965-05-18): Piper PA-18A-135, S/N 182680. Owner: [Mueller Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUELLER%20ROBERT%20L), [South Haven, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/South%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N1478C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA106), Apr 20, 1981: Cessna 177B (N1478C), Frazier Park, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1478C (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810420018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420018699A), Apr 20, 1981: Cessna 177B (N1478C), Frazier Park, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted trees on mountain. Was advised VFR not recommended due to cloud-obscured mountains en route.

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