# N15478: 1972 Piper PA-34-200, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7350067
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1972
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1999
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A0DC79
- Owners when cancelled: [Bocock Carlos G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOCOCK%20CARLOS%20G), [Reese Todd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REESE%20TODD)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1531° N, 90.0565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38103, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15478-2017-04-07

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-34-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200.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 ATL99FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA066), Apr 1, 1999: Piper PA-34-200 (N15478), Tallahassee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed during initial climb which resulted in a stall and uncontrolled collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19990401002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990401002889A), Apr 1, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N15478), Tallahassee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft took off, climbed to approximately 200 feet MSL. Turned right, rolled over, and crashed 500 feet west of the departure end of rwy 18, the pilot had…
- [Incident 19910316021609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316021609I), Mar 16, 1991: Piper PA34200 (N15478), Key West, FL. VFR pilot caught in rising cloud deck. Miami approach control assisted to VFR landing.

## Other aircraft with N15478

- [Cancelled 1951-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15478-1951-10-22): Rearwin 7000, S/N 426, built 1935. Owner: [Speight Davis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEIGHT%20DAVIS), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

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