# N47865: 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 23, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47865
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47865

## Aircraft that carried N47865

- [Cancelled 1981-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47865-1981-12-23): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7816148. Owner: [Alpine Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPINE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)
- [Cancelled 1949-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47865-1949-05-31): Taylorcraft DCO-65, S/N L-5271. Owner: [Medina Valley Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEDINA%20VALLEY%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Natalia, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Natalia)

## NTSB investigations on N47865 (2)

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 DEN81FTM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM13), Mar 26, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N47865), Alton, UT, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN78FTM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM12), Feb 12, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N47865), Provo, UT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N47865 (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 19810326014909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810326014909A), Mar 26, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N47865), Alton, UT, Destroyed. Encountered near zero IMC in heavy snow-showers. Crashed into trees in mountain terrain. VFR not recommended.
- [Accident 19780212002551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212002551A), Feb 12, 1978: Piper PA28160 (N47865), Provo, UT, Substantial damage

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