# N5478V: North American F-51D, registration cancelled 1970-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American F-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d) (registry code 6402309)
- Serial number: 4473574
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1967
- Mode S code: A6F571
- Owner when cancelled: [Beth Allen Truck Rental Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETH%20ALLEN%20TRUCK%20RENTAL%20INC)
- Location: [Stowe, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Stowe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5478V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5478V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478V-1970-06-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 North American F-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-51d.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 NYC68F0133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0133), Sep 5, 1967: N American P-51 (N5478V), Pottstown, PA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N5478V

- [Cancelled 2012-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478V-2012-11-20): Reims CESSNA F172G, S/N 0222, built 1966. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ottawa, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Ottawa)
- [Cancelled 1980-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478V-1980-09-11): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0542. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), Zaventem

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