# N7478S: 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: September 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7478S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7478S

## Aircraft that carried N7478S

- [Cancelled 2013-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7478S-2013-09-17): Smith AEROSTAR 600, S/N 60-0041-90, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aquila Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AQUILA%20AIR%20INC), [Endicott, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Endicott)

## NTSB investigations on N7478S (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 WAS05WA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS05WA004), Jan 18, 2005: Aerostar 600 (N7478S), Cornelia, South Africa, destroyed, 5 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7478S (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.

- [Incident 19870829055629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829055629I), Aug 29, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N7478S), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Engine vibration and seizure on takeoff. Returned. No hydraulic pressure. Nose gear collapsed. Cracked engine case.

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