# N4576H: 1948 Piper PA-15, registration cancelled 2012-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-800](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-800), [TCDS TC 210](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15-350
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1955
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1971
- Last registry action: March 30, 2010
- Mode S code: A58F4F
- Owner when cancelled: [Vagabond Flight Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAGABOND%20FLIGHT%20CORP)
- Location: [Decatur, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Decatur)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8102° N, 88.9278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62521, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4576H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4576H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4576H-2012-12-07

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-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15.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 CHI02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA032), Nov 5, 2001: Piper PA-15 (N4576H), Decatur, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The excessive braking performed by the flight instructor.

## 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 20011105036759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011105036759A), Nov 5, 2001: Piper PA15 (N4576H), Decatur, IL, No damage. (.19) On November 5, 2001, at 1318 central standard time, a Piper PA-15, N4576H, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with the runway…

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