# N478AD: 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: February 1, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478AD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478AD

## Aircraft that carried N478AD

- [Cancelled 1990-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478AD-1990-02-01): Beech 60, S/N P59. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N478AD (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 CHI90FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA050), Dec 28, 1989: Beech 60 (N478AD), Erie, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE AN INOPERATIVE RIGHT FUEL QUANTITY GAGE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N478AD (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 19891228053619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228053619A), Dec 28, 1989: Beech 60 (N478AD), Erie, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Reported engine problems. Crashed into roof of a house. No fuel found in tanks. Found burned fuel circuit board.
- [Incident 19870126003859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870126003859I), Jan 26, 1987: Beech 60 (N478AD), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Departed side of runway after landing with one engine shut down. Suspect water in fuel caused engine problem.

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