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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N3478M

N3478M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28R-201 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 3, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-28R-201 cancelled October 3, 2012

Serial number
28R-7837116
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 3, 1987
Last FAA action
February 19, 2008
Last owner
Silver Robert (Individual)
Franklin, CT
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Piper PA-12 cancelled May 21, 1964

Serial number
12-2325
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 25, 1961
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Bundy Owen L (Individual)
Page, AZ
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3478M

NYC88FA229Accident on August 28, 1988 at Pomfret, CT: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-201 · serial 7837116

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