# N5478L: 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: March 26, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5478L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5478L

## Aircraft that carried N5478L

- [Cancelled 1991-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478L-1991-03-26): Cessna 152, S/N 15284320. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Easton William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTON%20WILLIAM%20J), [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)

## NTSB investigations on N5478L (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 LAX88FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA047), Nov 16, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5478L), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MIA74AM015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM015), Aug 16, 1973: Amer Avco AA-5 (N5478L), Abbeville, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5478L (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 19871116083209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871116083209A), Nov 16, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5478L), Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed flying low pull up sharply to miss wires stall and crash. Had recently received private pilot certificate.
- [Accident 19730816030889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816030889A), Aug 16, 1973: Gulstm AA1 (N5478L), Abbeville, SC, Destroyed. Plt had no previous inst trng.

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