# N47900: 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: March 30, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47900
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47900

## Aircraft that carried N47900

- [Cancelled 2000-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47900-2000-03-30): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7816154. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Twin Cities Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWIN%20CITIES%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Auburn, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Auburn)
- [Cancelled 1950-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47900-1950-08-02): Schweizer TG-2, S/N 34. Owner: [Wolcott Franklin E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLCOTT%20FRANKLIN%20E), [Glendale 5, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale%205)

## NTSB investigations on N47900 (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 NYC97LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA168), Aug 21, 1997: Piper PA-28-161 (N47900), Blairsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and improper in-flight planning/decision, which led to fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N47900 (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 19970821023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970821023229A), Aug 21, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N47900), Westmoreland Co, PA, No damage. Aircraft landed on private air strip.

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