# N472A: 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: March 12, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=472A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472A

## Aircraft that carried N472A

- [Cancelled 2026-03-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472A-2026-03-12): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843744, built 2013. Owner: [Archer Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARCHER%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 2005-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472A-2005-03-01): Beech A65, S/N LC-259, built 1967. Exported to Jamaica. Owner: [Hildreth Elton C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILDRETH%20ELTON%20C), [Bridgeton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Bridgeton)

## NTSB investigations on N472A (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 ERA26LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA074), Dec 16, 2025: Piper PA-28-181 (N472A), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N472A (2)

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 20251216019059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251216019059A), Dec 16, 2025: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 (N472A), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Part 91 instructional flight in aircraft serial number 2843744 with two pilots. One was an instruct and one was a student. Was conducting touch and go's when…
- [Incident 20230120000819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230120000819I), Jan 20, 2023: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 (N472A), Kinston, NC, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted]Struck a deer on the runway near mid field during takeoff roll. Aircraft landed and taxiied to the FBO.

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