# N478A: Martin 404, registration cancelled 1968-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Martin 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404) (registry code 5450702)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 14226
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 3, 1967
- Mode S code: A5DED2
- Owner when cancelled: [East Coast Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%20COAST%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9050° N, 76.9836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478A-1968-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Martin 404: https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-404.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 CHI67A0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0084), Jan 7, 1967: Martin 404 (N478A), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N478A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478A): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843746, built 2013

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