# N4478Q: 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 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4478Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4478Q

## Aircraft that carried N4478Q

- [Cancelled 2013-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478Q-2013-04-17): Cessna A188B, S/N 18800878, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Golden Eagle Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLDEN%20EAGLE%20COMPANY), [Ellendale, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Ellendale)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4478Q (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.

- [Incident 19791005050459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005050459I), Oct 5, 1979: Cessna 188CESSNA (N4478Q), Hayes, SD, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown due to failure of the tail wheel steering unit, part 0742200-6.

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