# N48478: 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: November 28, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48478

## Aircraft that carried N48478

- [Cancelled 2012-11-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48478-2012-11-28): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, S/N 38B, built 1976. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- [Cancelled 1948-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48478-1948-10-15): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3605. Owner: [Vest D W DBA Vest Auto And Finance Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VEST%20D%20W%20DBA%20VEST%20AUTO%20AND%20FINANCE%20CO), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

## NTSB investigations on N48478 (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 FTW81FPJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ16), Apr 9, 1981: Grumman G-164B (N48478), Billings, OK, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N48478 (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 19810409018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409018219A), Apr 9, 1981: Grumav G164B (N48478), Billings, OK, Destroyed. Claimed engine not full power on takeoff. No engine defects found. Hot day, heavy load. Pilot did not abort in time

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