# N4448Y: 1998 Padelt PG37-1, registration cancelled 2017-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Padelt PG37-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/padelt-pg37-1) (registry code 05606FJ)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 3898
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 1998
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1999
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A55D00
- Owner when cancelled: [Boylan Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYLAN%20THOMAS)
- Location: [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6469° N, 105.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80524, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4448Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4448Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4448Y-2017-07-14

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 Padelt PG37-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/padelt-pg37-1.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 CHI08LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA037), Nov 16, 2007: Padelt PG37-1 (N4448Y), Hampton, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning which resulted in the failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. Contributing to the accident was the power line.

## 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 20071116827999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071116827999A), Nov 16, 2007: Padelt PG371 (N4448Y), Hampton, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) While making an approach for a routine mid-morning landing, the balloon gondola contacted power lines. The cables attaching the gondola to the envelope…

## Other aircraft with N4448Y

- [Cancelled 1966-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4448Y-1966-08-08): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-4090. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Texas Dusting Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20DUSTING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Rio Hondo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rio%20Hondo)

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