# N47970: 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: October 14, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47970

## Aircraft that carried N47970

- [Cancelled 2014-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47970-2014-10-14): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7890162, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Frazier Leo D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRAZIER%20LEO%20D), [South English, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/South%20English)
- [Cancelled 1955-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47970-1955-11-18): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-849. Owner: [Griffin E J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFIN%20E%20J), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N47970 (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 MKC81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA028), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N47970), Dixon, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N47970 (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 19810408014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408014989A), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N47970), Dixion, IA, Destroyed. Operated VFR into clouds. Lost control during assist vectors to airport. Airframe inflight separation.

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