# N3478M: 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 3, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3478M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3478M

## Aircraft that carried N3478M

- [Cancelled 2012-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3478M-2012-10-03): Piper PA-28R-201, S/N 28R-7837116, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Silver Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILVER%20ROBERT), [Franklin, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Franklin)
- [Cancelled 1964-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3478M-1964-05-21): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2325. Owner: [Bundy Owen L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUNDY%20OWEN%20L), [Page, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Page)

## NTSB investigations on N3478M (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 NYC88FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA229), Aug 28, 1988: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3478M), Pomfret, CT, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3478M (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 19880827035319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880827035319A), Aug 27, 1988: Piper PA28R201 (N3478M), Willimantic, CT, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost control in clouds, fog and haze at night while descending with vectors to airport. Near vertical tree impact.

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