# N178DF: 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: June 28, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178DF

## Aircraft that carried N178DF

- [Cancelled 2023-06-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178DF-2023-06-28): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11969, built 2007. Owner: [Brush Popper Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUSH%20POPPER%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Annona, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Annona)

## NTSB investigations on N178DF (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 CEN21LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA173), Mar 26, 2021: Robinson Helicopter R44 II (N178DF), Dustin, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s insufficient monitoring of the helicopter’s power while flying at low altitude and at low airspeed, which resulted in the loss of rotor rpm and impact with a tree and terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N178DF (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 20210326005769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210326005769A), Mar 26, 2021: Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II (N178DF), Dustin, OK, Substantial damage. The pilot was hired [privacy data omitted] for hog depredation. On March 26, 2021 the pilot picked up three passengers from the property, flew to henrietta…

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