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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N78475

N78475 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-12 built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 24, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-12 cancelled October 24, 2017

Serial number
12-1986
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1947
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 23, 1987
Last FAA action
May 17, 2011
Last owner
Ice Cecil G (Individual)
Pierre, SD
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N78475

DEN87FA035Accident on December 27, 1986 at Gilcrest, CO: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12-150 · serial 12-1986

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