# N2478B: 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: September 24, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2478B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2478B

## Aircraft that carried N2478B

- [Cancelled 2013-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2478B-2013-09-24): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281027, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jacobson Alan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBSON%20ALAN), [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)
- [Cancelled 1962-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2478B-1962-03-07): Bell 47J, S/N 1420. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20CO), [Fort Worth 1, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth%201)

## NTSB investigations on N2478B (2)

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 WPR09LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA145), Mar 8, 2009: Cessna 172R (N2478B), Oceanside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power in flight due to the fatigue failure of the No. 4 cylinder.
- [NTSB FTW85LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA057), Nov 24, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N2478B), Newcastle, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2478B (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 20090307003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090307003879A), Mar 7, 2009: Cessna 172R (N2478B), Oceanside, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot and two passengers departed john wayne-orange county airport, santa ana, CA at approximately 5:15 pm PST, on a day, VFR flight to montgomery field,…
- [Accident 19841124076039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841124076039A), Nov 24, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N2478B), Newcastle, OK, Substantial damage. On goaround, student kept pulling back on control yoke. By the time instructor could get control, aircraft stalled.

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