N47472 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 12, 1990. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled December 12, 1990
- Serial number
- 287816077
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 2, 1989
- Last FAA action
- June 2, 1989
- Last owner
- Williams Gary (Individual)
Klamath Falls, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
Fairchild 24W-41A cancelled May 19, 1955
- Serial number
- W41A-251
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1944
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 8, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Meadows C B (Individual)
Indianapolis, IN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N47472
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 28-78-16077
AN IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE AIRCRAFT'S CLIMB IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RISING TERRAIN.
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