# N478DM: 1999 Aviat A-1A, registration cancelled 2008-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 2008
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aviat A-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (registry code 2210405)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360-A1P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (registry code 42259)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22NM), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1450
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1999
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2000
- Last registry action: April 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A5DF29
- Owner when cancelled: [Lawton Donald M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWTON%20DONALD%20M)
- Location: [Flower Mound, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Flower%20Mound)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0332° N, 97.0650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75028, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478DM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478DM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478DM-2008-04-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Aviat A-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2004FA0000194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000194), Nov 17, 2003: DRAIN LINE. CHAFED. OIL LEAK NOTED ON LOWER COWL. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, NR 1 OIL DRAIN TUBE FOUND CHAFED BY CARB HEAT SCAT HOSE. SCAT HOSE WAS ROUTED BETWEEN OIL DRAIN TUBE AND
- [SDR 2002FA0000660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000660), May 10, 2002: TERMINAL. BROKEN. LEFT LOWER FORWARD TAIL STRUT THREADED ROD DISCOVERED BROKEN ON PREFLIGHT. (NO ADVERSE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS NOTED ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT.) ROD BROKEN AT END OF 5/

## 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.

- [Incident 20060112000179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060112000179I), Jan 12, 2006: Aviat A1A (N478DM), Millsap, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On 01/12/2006, at 11:00 am, local time, an Aviat A-1A, registration number N478DM, owned by and registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted]…

## Other aircraft with N478DM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478DM): Xag P150 MAX, S/N 1863F251822755149S8H
- [Cancelled 2021-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478DM-2021-06-02): Airbus A330-203, S/N 0466. Exported to Malta. Owner: [Tvpx Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TVPX%20AIRCRAFT%20SOLUTIONS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake)

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