N46278 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620B built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620B cancelled May 15, 2017
- Serial number
- 1550
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 26, 1997
- Last FAA action
- July 5, 2000
- Last owner
- Paducah Ag-Air Service INC (Corporation)
Paducah, TX - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
Cessna 172I cancelled March 19, 1979
- Serial number
- 17257151
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Dominican Republic
- Certificate issued
- April 11, 1972
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Prescon Caribe INC (Corporation)
Bayamon, PR - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper J4E cancelled January 29, 1962
- Serial number
- 4-1599
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1941
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- December 28, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Gumpert Theodore L (Individual)
Encino, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N46278
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Weatherly 620B · serial 1550
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines during an aerial application flight.
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