N4448Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Padelt PG37-1 built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 14, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Padelt PG37-1 cancelled July 14, 2017
- Serial number
- 3898
- Type
- Balloon · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1998
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 28, 1999
- Last FAA action
- September 16, 2008
- Last owner
- Boylan Thomas (Individual)
Fort Collins, CO - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Piper PA-25-235 cancelled August 8, 1966
- Serial number
- 25-4090
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- August 2, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Texas Dusting Service INC (Corporation)
Rio Hondo, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4448Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Padelt PG37-1 · serial 3898
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning which resulted in the failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. Contributing to the accident was the power line.
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