# N48870: 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: September 16, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48870
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48870

## Aircraft that carried N48870

- [Cancelled 2013-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48870-2013-09-16): Cessna 152, S/N 15281015, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Britannia Flight Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRITANNIA%20FLIGHT%20CENTER%20INC), [Winter Haven, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Haven)
- [Cancelled 1949-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48870-1949-02-02): Piper TG-8, S/N G-289. Owner: [Drapela Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAPELA%20FLYING%20SERVICE)

## NTSB investigations on N48870 (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 ATL99FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA078), Apr 29, 1999: Cessna 152 (N48870), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other aircraft's failure to maintain visual lookout. A factor was the other pilot's disregard for VFR Traffic pattern procedures.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N48870 (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 19990429004202A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990429004202A), Apr 29, 1999: Cessna 152 (N48870), Winter Haven, FL, Substantial damage. N48870 was on short final. N739FX was on top of N48870 on short final. N739FX hit N48870 and both aircraft crashed at Winter Haven, FL. (.19) reference N739FX…

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