# N15478: 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: April 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15478

## Aircraft that carried N15478

- [Cancelled 2017-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15478-2017-04-07): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7350067, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bocock Carlos G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOCOCK%20CARLOS%20G), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- [Cancelled 1951-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15478-1951-10-22): Rearwin 7000, S/N 426, built 1935. Owner: [Speight Davis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEIGHT%20DAVIS), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N15478 (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 ATL99FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA066), Apr 1, 1999: Piper PA-34-200 (N15478), Tallahassee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during initial climb which resulted in a stall and uncontrolled collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N15478 (2)

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 19990401002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990401002889A), Apr 1, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N15478), Tallahassee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft took off, climbed to approximately 200 feet MSL. Turned right, rolled over, and crashed 500 feet west of the departure end of rwy 18, the pilot had…
- [Incident 19910316021609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316021609I), Mar 16, 1991: Piper PA34200 (N15478), Key West, FL. VFR pilot caught in rising cloud deck. Miami approach control assisted to VFR landing.

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