# N4476N: Howard DGA-15P, registration cancelled 2017-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Howard DGA-15P](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (registry code 4690506)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-717](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-717) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 710
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2014
- Last registry action: December 12, 2014
- Mode S code: A567D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Pittsburgh Institute Of Aeronautics](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITTSBURGH%20INSTITUTE%20OF%20AERONAUTICS)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3476° N, 79.9765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15236, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4476N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4476N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4476N-2017-07-10

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 Howard DGA-15P: https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p.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 ERA17FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA153), Apr 12, 2017: Howard DGA 15P (N4476N), Monongahela, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20170412006499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170412006499A), Apr 12, 2017: Howard Aircraft DGA-15P (N4476N), Belle Vernon, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airman lost control of aircraft while landing, applied full engine power, departed runway at 90 degrees to runway and very steep bank angle, leading to a stall…
- [Incident 19960805033569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960805033569I), Aug 5, 1996: Howard DGA15P (N4476N), OH, Minor damage. Narrative: on take off pilot reported loss of power just after rotation. Pilot stated he switched tanks, power returned. This was, however, too late to avoid…
- [Incident 19920703023549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703023549I), Jul 3, 1992: Howard DGA15P (N4476N), Middletown, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing. Left gear collapsed.

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