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N8478F

Not registered

N-number · 1 earlier aircraft

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Registered now: No
Earlier aircraft: 1
Last cancelled: May 14, 2013

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026. The mark may be reserved or free to assign.

Aircraft that carried N8478F · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N8478F now.

2013Piper PA-28-151 · S/N 28-7715269Cancelled May 14, 2013 · Registration expired, pending cancellation · Built 1976 · Segura Benjamin, San Leandro, CA

NTSB investigations on N8478F · 1

Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.

NTSB FTW97LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Brownsville, TXthe pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors were the pilot's lack of preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jan 27, 1997 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports on N8478F · 2

Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.

Accident 19970127000909APiper PA28151 · Brownsville, TXLost power on approach. Hit tree landing in a field. Fuel tanks were empty.(-23) returning from waco, Texas (4:30) minute flight) the aircraft lost power and crashed short of the runway.Jan 27, 1997 · Substantial damage Incident 19961109043289IPiper PA28151 · Robstown, TXNarrative: on November 9, 1996, at 1715 CST a Piper PA-28-151, N8478F owned by southwind aviation, inc. suffered an engine failure during an instructional flight. An IFR flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The aircraft landed…Nov 9, 1996