# N4478Y: 1984 Striplin LONE RANGER S C, registration cancelled 2004-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Striplin LONE RANGER S C](https://openairdocs.org/model/striplin-lone-ranger-s-c) (registry code 0565730)
- Engine: [Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cuyuna-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 19050)
- Serial number: LR83001SC
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1985
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1984
- Last registry action: June 9, 2003
- Mode S code: A56825
- Owner when cancelled: [Striplin Aircraft Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRIPLIN%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7177° N, 118.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93534, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4478Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4478Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478Y-2004-01-28

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 Striplin LONE RANGER S C: https://openairdocs.org/model/striplin-lone-ranger-s-c.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 LAX98LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA026), Oct 29, 1997: Striplin Lone Ranger Slvr CLD (N4478Y), Agua Dulce, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the propeller system/drive assembly, and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with the ground. Inadequate maintenance/inspection of…

## 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 19971029031139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971029031139A), Oct 29, 1997: Amtr LONERANGER (N4478Y), Agua Dulce, CA, Destroyed. Engine vibration. Tried land open field overshot turned back. Nosed over soft field. Bogus belt drive jumped grove.
- [Incident 19840803044999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803044999I), Aug 3, 1984: Amtr LONERANGER (N4478Y), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Vibration on takeoff. The propeller then departed the aircraft. Landed safely. Homebuilt condition report poor.

## Other aircraft with N4478Y

- [Cancelled 2012-08-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478Y-2012-08-06): Robinson Helicopter R66, S/N 0162. Exported to Russia. Owner: [Helicopter Experts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20EXPERTS%20INC), [Bulverde, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bulverde)

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