# N47472: 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: December 12, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47472
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47472

## Aircraft that carried N47472

- [Cancelled 1990-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47472-1990-12-12): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 287816077. Owner: [Williams Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20GARY), [Klamath Falls, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Klamath%20Falls)
- [Cancelled 1955-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47472-1955-05-19): Fairchild 24W-41A, S/N W41A-251, built 1944. Owner: [Meadows C B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEADOWS%20C%20B), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N47472 (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 SEA90FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA098), Jun 8, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N47472), Susanville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE AIRCRAFT'S CLIMB IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RISING TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N47472 (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 19900607019359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607019359A), Jun 7, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N47472), Susanville, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Failed to clear crest of a mountain saddle on climbout. Apparently failed to judge performance in high altitude.

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