# N478KA: 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: May 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478KA

## Aircraft that carried N478KA

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478KA-2013-05-09): Bell 206L, S/N 45179, built 1978. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)

## NTSB investigations on N478KA (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 LAX85FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA217), Apr 20, 1985: Bell 206-L1 (N478KA), Kailua/Kona, HI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N478KA (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 19850420077509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420077509A), Apr 20, 1985: Bell 206L (N478KA), Kailua, HI, Destroyed. Aircraft was forced to land in mauna loa crater during a sightseeing tour. Density altitude a factor.
- [Incident 19801113084289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113084289I), Nov 13, 1980: Bell 206L1 (N478KA), Lihue, HI. Engine failed, pilot autorotated to a safe landing on a road. Metal chip detector light came on.

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