# N8478P: 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: July 18, 1977
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478P

## Aircraft that carried N8478P

- [Cancelled 1977-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478P-1977-07-18): Piper PA-24-400, S/N 26-56. Owner: [Anderson H Fred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20H%20FRED), [Gardnerville, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Gardnerville)

## NTSB investigations on N8478P (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 OAK77FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA021), Feb 24, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N8478P), Elko, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8478P (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 19770224012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770224012729A), Feb 24, 1977: Piper PA24400 (N8478P), Elko, NV, Destroyed. General disintegration.
- [Accident 19750520013079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750520013079A), May 20, 1975: Piper PA24400 (N8478P), OR, Substantial damage

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