# N4278Q: 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: April 11, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4278Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4278Q

## Aircraft that carried N4278Q

- [Cancelled 1996-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278Q-1996-04-11): Cessna 172L, S/N 17260178. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Amato Donald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMATO%20DONALD), [Upland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Upland)

## NTSB investigations on N4278Q (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 ANC95LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA082), Jun 25, 1995: Cessna 172 (N4278Q), Anaktuvuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION, AND THE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4278Q (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 19950624019799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624019799A), Jun 24, 1995: Cessna 172L (N4278Q), Anaktuvuk, AK, Substantial damage. Weather turned bad trying negotiate a pass. Tried turn around, crashed into rising terrain. Weather report pass open

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