# N55478: 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: October 15, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55478

## Aircraft that carried N55478

- [Cancelled 1991-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55478-1991-10-15): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 287325412. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [B  & E Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20%20%26%20E%20ASSOCIATES), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55478-1955-10-26): Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, S/N 1953. Owner: [Williamson John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMSON%20JOHN%20C), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N55478 (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 LAX88FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA321), Sep 18, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N55478), Big Bear, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION, THE AIRCRAFT'S EXCESSIVE WEIGHT AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LEAN THE MIXTURE.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N55478 (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 19880918061569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880918061569A), Sep 18, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N55478), Big Bear, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled and crashed during climbout over gross high density altitude with full rich mixture.

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