# N1278X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 6, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1278X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1278X

## Aircraft that carried N1278X

- [Cancelled 1982-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1278X-1982-05-06): Mooney M20C, S/N 2678. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Armentrout Carlton R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMENTROUT%20CARLTON%20R), [Thomasville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Thomasville)

## NTSB investigations on N1278X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA111), Aug 29, 1981: Mooney M20C (N1278X), Thomasville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1278X (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810830052609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830052609A), Aug 30, 1981: Mooney M20C (N1278X), Thomasville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed after hitting wires when pilot was dragging strip before landing.

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