# N4048B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 22, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4048B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4048B

## Aircraft that carried N4048B

- [Cancelled 2017-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4048B-2017-05-22): Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, S/N 125, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ehredt M O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EHREDT%20M%20O), [Barrow, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Barrow)

## NTSB investigations on N4048B (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 ANC79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA004), Oct 13, 1978: Dehavnd Can DHC-6 (N4048B), Barrow, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4048B (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 19781013043909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013043909A), Oct 13, 1978: Dhav DHC6/ (N4048B), Barrow, AK, Substantial damage. Improperly installed de-ice boots on horizontal stabilizer.

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