N4478 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 13, 2005 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 cancelled September 13, 2005
- Serial number
- 1653-TB30
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- July 8, 2003
- Last FAA action
- July 8, 2003
- Last owner
- Gci Communication CORP (Corporation)
Anchorage, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Alexander LONG WING EAGLEROCK cancelled October 3, 1931
- Serial number
- 404
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 20, 1931
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Williard R M (Individual)
High Point, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4478
Aircraft on the NTSB record: De Havilland DHC-2 MK3 · serial 1653TB
The pilot's failure to use a checklist to ensure the airplane was in the proper landing configuration, which precipitated an inadvertent water landing on amphibious floats with the wheels extended. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to secure the cargo in the aft cabin.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: De Havilland DHC-2-T · serial 1653-TB30
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF THE ENGINE'S FUEL SUPPLY BY SWITCHING OFF THE FUEL SHUT OFF. FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT MUD IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.
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