# N8478F: 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: May 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478F

## Aircraft that carried N8478F

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478F-2013-05-14): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 28-7715269, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Segura Benjamin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEGURA%20BENJAMIN), [San Leandro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Leandro)

## NTSB investigations on N8478F (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 FTW97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA090), Jan 27, 1997: Piper PA-28-151 (N8478F), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8478F (2)

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 19970127000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970127000909A), Jan 27, 1997: Piper PA28151 (N8478F), Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage. Lost 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…
- [Incident 19961109043289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109043289I), Nov 9, 1996: Piper PA28151 (N8478F), Robstown, TX. Narrative: 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…

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