# N478Q: 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 23, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478Q

## Aircraft that carried N478Q

- [Cancelled 2006-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478Q-2006-02-23): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802315T, built 1975. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Thiel Aircare Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIEL%20AIRCARE%20INC), [Chowchilla, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chowchilla)

## NTSB investigations on N478Q (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 LAX04LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA170), Mar 25, 2004: Cessna 188B (N478Q), Planada, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power due to the separation of the number 5 cylinder fuel injector supply line. The fuel line separation was due to company maintenance personnel's failure to secure the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N478Q (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 20040325003619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040325003619A), Mar 25, 2004: Cessna A188B (N478Q), Le Grand, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On March 25, 2004 N478Q a Cessna A188B ser. No. 18802315T was destroyed by fire following an emergency landing in an agricultural field. The aircraft was…

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