# N9478C: 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: February 10, 1983
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9478C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9478C

## Aircraft that carried N9478C

- [Cancelled 1983-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9478C-1983-02-10): Cessna 180, S/N 31876. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Dennis Leslie E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENNIS%20LESLIE%20E%20JR), [Anchorange, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorange)

## NTSB investigations on N9478C (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 ANC80DAG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG63), Jun 28, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Coghill Lake, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DAH22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH22), Sep 6, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Rainy Pass Lod, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9478C (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 19800628024479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628024479A), Jun 28, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Whittier, AK, Substantial damage. Wing-tip hit tree limb after liftoff from gravel strip. Tried to recover control, hit trees on other side of strip.
- [Accident 19770906025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906025299A), Sep 6, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9478C), Rainy Pass Lod, AK, Substantial damage. Drifted into gravel bank.

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