# N1478P: Piper PA-23, registration cancelled 1975-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23-545
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1974
- Mode S code: A0C02F
- Owner when cancelled: [Public Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUBLIC%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Reading, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Reading)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1478P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1478P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1478P-1975-05-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-23: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC74FHA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA22), Dec 23, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N1478P), Reading, PA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19731223039899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223039899A), Dec 23, 1973: Piper PA23 (N1478P), Reading, PA, Destroyed. Plt changed freq to 121.9 before twr compltd change to 125.15.

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