# N8478F: 1976 Piper PA-28-151, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7715269
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 7, 1992
- Last registry action: October 2, 1998
- Mode S code: AB9D50
- Owners when cancelled: [Segura Benjamin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEGURA%20BENJAMIN), [Segura Felix](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEGURA%20FELIX)
- Location: [San Leandro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Leandro)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6865° N, 122.1572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94579, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478F-2013-05-14

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-28-151: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151.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 FTW97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA090), Jan 27, 1997: Piper PA-28-151 (N8478F), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors were the pilot's lack of preflight planning and the lack of suitable terrain for…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970127000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970127000909A), Jan 27, 1997: Piper PA28151 (N8478F), Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power on approach. Hit tree landing in a field. Fuel tanks were empty.(-23) returning from waco, Texas (4:30) minute flight) the aircraft lost power and…
- [Incident 19961109043289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109043289I), Nov 9, 1996: Piper PA28151 (N8478F), Robstown, TX. Narrative: on November 9, 1996, at 1715 CST a Piper PA-28-151, N8478F owned by southwind aviation, inc. suffered an engine failure during an instructional…

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