# N5478Y: 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: April 12, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5478Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5478Y

## Aircraft that carried N5478Y

- [Cancelled 2001-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478Y-2001-04-12): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-2571. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Jal Yacht Craft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAL%20YACHT%20CRAFT), [Huntington Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N5478Y (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 LAX67D0374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0374), Apr 16, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5478Y), Calexico, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0165), Oct 24, 1965: Piper PA-23 (N5478Y), Furnace Creek, CA, substantial damage

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