N4478L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172G built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 29, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172G cancelled November 29, 2012
- Serial number
- 17254573
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 18, 1988
- Last FAA action
- February 17, 2009
- Last owner
- Johnson Olen (Individual)
Eatonville, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N4478L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172G · serial 172-54573
the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Factors relating to the accident were: high ambient temperatures; departing from a short, grass runway; and tall trees off the departure end of the airstrip.
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