# N4478R: 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: March 2, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4478R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4478R

## Aircraft that carried N4478R

- [Cancelled 1982-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478R-1982-03-02): Cessna 172M, S/N 17263220, built 1974. Owner: [Burke Aubrey G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURKE%20AUBREY%20G), [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)

## NTSB investigations on N4478R (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 FTW80DRD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD40), Jun 5, 1980: Cessna 172 (N4478R), Delacroix, LA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4478R (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 19800605018789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605018789A), Jun 5, 1980: Cessna 172M (N4478R), Delacroix Islan, LA, Destroyed. Engine backfired on seaplane during starting attempt. Airplane caught on fire & was destroyed by fire.

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