# N4478F: 1976 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2012-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7680450
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2006
- Last registry action: January 14, 2012
- Mode S code: A56814
- Owner when cancelled: [Space Coast Aviation Sales LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPACE%20COAST%20AVIATION%20SALES%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4478F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4478F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478F-2012-11-19

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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.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 ERA13LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA042), Oct 28, 2012: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4478F), Sevierville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The air traffic controller’s failure to comply with the required vectoring and safety alert procedures, which resulted in the airplane’s flight into rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was…

## 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 20121028024319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121028024319A), Oct 28, 2012: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4478F), Sevierville, TN, Destroyed. Pilot departed gkt on IFR flight plan. Controller asked if pilot wanted to continue to volunteer VORTAC or accept radar vectors. Pilot responded he would take…

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