# N5478C: 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: July 30, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5478C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5478C

## Aircraft that carried N5478C

- [Cancelled 2022-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478C-2022-07-30): Cessna 170A, S/N 19512, built 1950. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Van Diepen Thomas J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20DIEPEN%20THOMAS%20J), [Baker City, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Baker%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N5478C (2)

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 WPR20LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA097), Feb 27, 2020: Cessna 170 (N5478C), Baker City, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 2 connecting rod bearing as a result of oil starvation due to a contaminated oil filter screen.
- [NTSB LAX83LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA392), Aug 15, 1983: Cessna 17OA (N5478C), Ramona, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5478C (2)

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 20200227002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200227002099A), Feb 27, 2020: Cessna 170A (N5478C), Baker City, OR, Substantial damage. On the afternoon of February 27, 2020, the pilot of Cessna 170A N5487C departed the airport at Baker City, OR (bkr) with one passenger planning a short local…
- [Accident 19830815040529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830815040529A), Aug 15, 1983: Cessna 170A (N5478C), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. Wind shifted on touchdown. Pilot lost control. Ground looped off the runway collapsing the left main gear.

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