# N4478L: 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: November 29, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4478L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4478L

## Aircraft that carried N4478L

- [Cancelled 2012-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478L-2012-11-29): Cessna 172G, S/N 17254573, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Johnson Olen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20OLEN), [Eatonville, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Eatonville)

## NTSB investigations on N4478L (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 SEA96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA166), Jul 25, 1996: Cessna 172G (N4478L), Kettle Falls, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Factors relating to the accident were: high ambient temperatures; departing from a short, grass runway; and tall trees off the departure end of the airstrip.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4478L (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 19960724047089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960724047089A), Jul 24, 1996: Cessna 172G (N4478L), Kettlefalls, WA, Destroyed. (-16) Pilot stated that he had not obtained any preflight briefing, filed a flight plan or did he do any kind of preflight calculations with regard to this…

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