# N8478M: 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 26, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478M

## Aircraft that carried N8478M

- [Cancelled 1981-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478M-1981-10-26): Cessna A150K, S/N A15000178. Owner: [Maltese Falcons Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALTESE%20FALCONS%20INC), [Stony Brook, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Stony%20Brook)

## NTSB investigations on N8478M (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 NYC79FHJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ12), May 19, 1979: Cessna 150 (N8478M), Selden, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8478M (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 19790519010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010059A), May 19, 1979: Cessna A150K (N8478M), Selden, NY, Destroyed. Instructor demostrated s turns with excessive banks on final. Aircraft wing struck a tree.

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