# N178RA: 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: August 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178RA

## Aircraft that carried N178RA

- [Cancelled 2013-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178RA-2013-08-13): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, S/N 1Z015-10, built 1985. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)

## NTSB investigations on N178RA (2)

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 CHI00FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA139), May 20, 2000: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N178RA), Muskegon, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors relating to this accident were the low altitude and the trees.
- [NTSB CHI97LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA267), Aug 23, 1997: Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A (N178RA), Coopersville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot inadequate fuel system management which led to a fuel starvation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N178RA (2)

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 20000520037029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000520037029A), May 20, 2000: Wsk M18A (N178RA), Twin Lake, MI, No damage. (-23) The aircraft was spraying for gypsy moths, an eye witness stated the engine developed mechanical problems and crashed in the woods. An inspection of the…
- [Accident 19970823023389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823023389A), Aug 23, 1997: Wsk M18A (N178RA), Coopersville, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft involved in areaial application, engine lost fuel pressure, crashed into a field. (.4)following an agricultural flight, the pilot noticed that the…

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