# N178LB: 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: July 2, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178LB

## Aircraft that carried N178LB

- [Cancelled 2024-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178LB-2024-07-02): Grumman American Avn. G-164B, S/N 178B, built 1977. Owner: [Hackberry Flying Service LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HACKBERRY%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20LLC), [Caraway, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Caraway)

## NTSB investigations on N178LB (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 CEN22FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA215), May 28, 2022: Grumman American Avn. G-164 (N178LB), Whiskerville, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the approach during the emergency landing, likely due to the full chemical load, and impacted a ditch, resulting in substantial damage and postimpact fire. Contributing to the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N178LB (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 20220528006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220528006269A), May 28, 2022: Grumman American Avn. Corp G-164B (N178LB), Whiskerville, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 28, 2022, at approximately 1340 CST, a 1977 Grumman American aviation; model: G-164B serial number: 178B; registered as N178LB, was destroyed when it…

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