# N4878Z: Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 1997-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 228459
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 6, 1988
- Last registry action: September 17, 1997
- Mode S code: A60622
- Owner when cancelled: [Robosson William D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBOSSON%20WILLIAM%20D)
- Location: [Clearville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Clearville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8310° N, 78.4439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15535, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4878Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4878Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4878Z-1997-12-06

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-22-108: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108.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 NYC95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA007), Oct 13, 1994: Piper PA-22-108 (N4878Z), Beans Cove, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with a tree.

## 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 19941013034819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941013034819A), Oct 13, 1994: Piper PA22108 (N4878Z), Beans Cove, PA, Destroyed. Struck a tree during low passover pilots residence.

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