N478ER
N478ER is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172R built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 2, 2021. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 172R cancelled August 2, 2021
- Serial number
- 17280623
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1998
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 10, 2014
- Last FAA action
- September 5, 2020
- Last owner
- Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC (LLC)
Hillsboro, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N478ER
WPR20CA167Accident on June 3, 2020 at Las Vegas, NV: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17280623
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a soft-field takeoff and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
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