# N8478Y: 1970 Piper PA-18-150, registration cancelled 2009-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A2), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18-8875
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1978
- Last registry action: May 13, 1978
- Mode S code: AB9D61
- Owner when cancelled: [Island Manufacturing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISLAND%20MANUFACTURING%20INC)
- Location: [Vineyard Haven, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Vineyard%20Haven)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4494° N, 70.6164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02568, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478Y-2009-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-18-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150.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 NYC79DA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA077), Aug 15, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N8478Y), Chatam, MA, destroyed

## 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 19790815044259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815044259A), Aug 15, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N8478Y), Monomoy Point M, MA, Destroyed. Engine lost power during fish spotting. Ditched in ocean. Airplane sank. Cause of power loss unknown.

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