# N8478W: 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: March 19, 1983
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478W

## Aircraft that carried N8478W

- [Cancelled 1983-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478W-1983-03-19): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2720. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Enginaires Aero Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENGINAIRES%20AERO%20CLUB%20INC), [Savoy, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Savoy)

## NTSB investigations on N8478W (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 NYC82DA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA239), Oct 1, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N8478W), Hackettstown, NJ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8478W (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 19820930062819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930062819A), Sep 30, 1982: Piper PA28180 (N8478W), Hackettstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Instructor did not have brakes available on right side and aircraft ran off end of runway through ditch.

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