# N178EP: 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: December 6, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178EP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178EP

## Aircraft that carried N178EP

- [Cancelled 2025-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178EP-2025-12-06): Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER, S/N 1918, built 1991. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)

## NTSB investigations on N178EP (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 ERA25LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA046), Nov 13, 2024: Robinson Helicopter R22 Mariner (N178EP), Parrottsville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a precautionary, off-airport landing to sloping terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N178EP (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 20241113017249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241113017249A), Nov 13, 2024: Robinson Helicopter Company R22 MARINER (N178EP), Limestone, TN, Substantial damage. A student pilot on a solo cross-country flight was looking at navigation log when she realized the aircraft speed was slow. A forward cyclic input was made and…

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