# N4278R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: February 20, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4278R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4278R

## Aircraft that carried N4278R

- [Cancelled 1998-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278R-1998-02-20): Spargo Lyle R DRAGONFLY, S/N 1. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Spargo Lyle R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARGO%20LYLE%20R), [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)
- [Cancelled 1992-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278R-1992-08-28): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B, S/N 4218, built 1992. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1972-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278R-1972-08-11): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40650, built 1969. Owner: [Battershell Jay C Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATTERSHELL%20JAY%20C%20ET%20AL), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## NTSB investigations on N4278R (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 DEN72AD060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD060), Jun 22, 1972: Piper PA-32 (N4278R), Glenwood, NM, destroyed, 6 fatal

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