# N78475: 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: October 24, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78475
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78475

## Aircraft that carried N78475

- [Cancelled 2017-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78475-2017-10-24): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1986, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ice Cecil G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ICE%20CECIL%20G), [Pierre, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Pierre)

## NTSB investigations on N78475 (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 DEN87FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA035), Dec 27, 1986: Piper PA-12-150 (N78475), Gilcrest, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78475 (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 19861227071599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227071599A), Dec 27, 1986: Piper PA12 (N78475), Gilcrest, CO, Destroyed. The aircraft struck wires while buzzing some friends. The aircraft came to rest on a river sandbar.

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