N2478B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172R built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172R cancelled September 24, 2013
- Serial number
- 17281027
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 28, 2007
- Last FAA action
- December 12, 2007
- Last owner
- Jacobson Alan (Individual)
Costa Mesa, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Bell 47J cancelled March 7, 1962
- Serial number
- 1420
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 2, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bell Helicopter CO (Corporation)
Fort Worth 1, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2478B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172R · serial 17281027
A total loss of engine power in flight due to the fatigue failure of the No. 4 cylinder.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 79A0081
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site