# N85478: 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 31, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85478

## Aircraft that carried N85478

- [Cancelled 1982-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85478-1982-03-31): Aeronca 7CCM, S/N 7AC-4218. Owner: [Woods David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODS%20DAVID%20C), [Chester, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chester)

## NTSB investigations on N85478 (2)

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 IAD78FID04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID04), Nov 13, 1977: Aeronca 7CCM (N85478), Petersburg, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2555), Jun 28, 1964: Champion 7AC (N85478), Excelsior Spgs, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N85478 (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 19771113039669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771113039669A), Nov 13, 1977: Blanca 7CCM (N85478), Petersburg, VA, Substantial damage. Settled back to rwy,continued into trees.

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