# N8478Y: 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: September 11, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478Y

## Aircraft that carried N8478Y

- [Cancelled 2009-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478Y-2009-09-11): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-8875, built 1970. Registration revoked. Owner: [Island Manufacturing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISLAND%20MANUFACTURING%20INC), [Vineyard Haven, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Vineyard%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N8478Y (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 NYC79DA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA077), Aug 15, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N8478Y), Chatam, MA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8478Y (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 19790815044259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815044259A), Aug 15, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N8478Y), Monomoy Point M, MA, Destroyed. Engine lost power during fish spotting. Ditched in ocean. Airplane sank. Cause of power loss unknown.

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