# N7470R: 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: March 1, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7470R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7470R

## Aircraft that carried N7470R

- [Cancelled 2025-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7470R-2025-03-01): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-22135, built 1966. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Gainesville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gainesville)
- [Cancelled 2003-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7470R-2003-11-17): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-22018, built 1966. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Miller Scott G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20SCOTT%20G), [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)

## NTSB investigations on N7470R (3)

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 ERA23LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA117), Jan 24, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N7470R), Buford, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination in the fuel system that was not observed during the preflight inspection, resulting in a total loss of engine power and forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI91LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA184), Jun 9, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N7470R), Grass Lake, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A RUPTURED OIL COOLER LINE. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.
- [NTSB CHI67F0494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0494), Feb 4, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N7470R), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7470R (3)

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 20230124014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230124014249A), Jan 24, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N7470R), Buford, GA, Substantial damage. During a local visual flight rules (VFR) instruction flight aircraft PA-28-140, [privacy data omitted] called the local controller at klzu for guidance for…
- [Incident 20220521021429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220521021429I), May 21, 2022: Piper PA-28-140 (N7470R), Winder, GA, Minor damage. Student pilot landed slightly to the right or the center line on runway 31. The aircraft continued to the right pilot applied the hand brake reported to…
- [Accident 19910609020579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910609020579A), Jun 9, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N7470R), Grass Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Smoke in cockpit lost oil pressure. Overshot selected field for precautionary landing. Oil cooler hose had ruptured

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