# N4448Y: 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: July 14, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4448Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4448Y

## Aircraft that carried N4448Y

- [Cancelled 2017-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4448Y-2017-07-14): Padelt PG37-1, S/N 3898, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Boylan Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYLAN%20THOMAS), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)
- [Cancelled 1966-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4448Y-1966-08-08): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-4090. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Texas Dusting Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20DUSTING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Rio Hondo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rio%20Hondo)

## NTSB investigations on N4448Y (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 CHI08LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA037), Nov 16, 2007: Padelt PG37-1 (N4448Y), Hampton, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning which resulted in the failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. Contributing to the accident was the power line.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4448Y (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 20071116827999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071116827999A), Nov 16, 2007: Padelt PG371 (N4448Y), Hampton, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) While making an approach for a routine mid-morning landing, the balloon gondola contacted power lines. The cables attaching the gondola to the envelope…

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