# N4847H: 1948 Piper PA-17, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (registry code 7101702)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-805](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-805), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17-146
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 29, 1977
- Last registry action: February 3, 2000
- Mode S code: A5FACA
- Owners when cancelled: [Wells Sterling K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20STERLING%20K), [Loughan John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOUGHAN%20JOHN%20S)
- Location: [Vermontville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Vermontville)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6371° N, 85.0073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49096, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4847H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4847H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4847H-2014-10-14

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-17: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17.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 CHI74DEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM15), Aug 7, 1973: Piper PA-17 (N4847H), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19730807024089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730807024089A), Aug 7, 1973: Piper PA17 (N4847H), Charlotte, MI, Substantial damage. Mistook phone wires for pwr lines. Gr caught pwr line at end of rwy.

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