# N478RD: 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: March 4, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478RD

## Aircraft that carried N478RD

- [Cancelled 2004-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478RD-2004-03-04): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802609. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Armstrong J David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMSTRONG%20J%20DAVID), [Clint, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Clint)

## NTSB investigations on N478RD (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 FTW03LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA152), May 16, 2003: Cessna A188B (N478RD), Fabens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. The pilot's attempt to avoid an obstacle was a contributing factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N478RD (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 20030516011329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030516011329A), May 16, 2003: Cessna A188B (N478RD), Fabens, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 16, 2003 at 1430 MST, a Cessna 188, N478RD, registered to david j. armstrong, veered off the right side of the runway, while attempting to land on…

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